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2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

3 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physics Schools for a Master's in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 14,123 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 67th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 219 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,100 and $23,560 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in physics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. 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 Physics at Portland State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oregon is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Physics at Oregon State University

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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