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2022 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Policy is the 116th most popular major in the country with 6,199 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,077 and had an average of $35,743 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 43 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public policy 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 public policy program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Public Policy Schools

The public policy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Public Policy in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public Policy Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 ’s public policy degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Policy Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $13,040 for Oregon Public Policy students with aid.

Read full report on Public Policy at Portland 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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