2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 327 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,325 and $23,904 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree history students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at University of Oregon

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about History at Portland State University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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