2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 497 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,817 and $85,058 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$17,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lewis & Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 18 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis & Clark College are $17,550.

Full Lewis and Clark College Legal Professions Report

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oregon Legal Professions Report

#3

Willamette University

Salem, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$45,290 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Willamette University landed the #3 spot on the list. Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Willamette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Willamette are $45,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $0-$30k)

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.

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