2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Visual & Performing Arts is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,577 and had an average of $26,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 60 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,850 and $22,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual and performing arts 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 general visual and performing arts 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 Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$7,293 Average Net Price

$32,936 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 36 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $7,293 for oregon visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern Oregon University.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$14,157 Average Net Price

$41,303 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 5 ’s visual arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $14,157 for oregon visual arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oregon State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Oregon State

#3

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$30,414 Average Net Price

$23,775 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual Arts Schools in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific Northwest College of Art, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Visual & Performing Arts Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pacific Northwest College of Art is $30,414 for Oregon Visual Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Pacific Northwest College of Art General Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts (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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