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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Oregon

9 Ranked Colleges
1,315 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 1,773 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,444 and $28,924 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,315 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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 & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $20,016 for oregon bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Oregon State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 363 degrees to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $16,461 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend UO.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full UO Visual & Performing Arts Report

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 289 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $13,040 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend Portland State University.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Portland State University

#4

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Western Oregon State College is $19,315 for oregon bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

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#5

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school situated in Ashland, Oregon. It awarded 116 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Oregon University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Oregon University is $10,386 for oregon bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University

#6

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

George Fox University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

GFU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend GFU is $30,378 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full George Fox University Visual & Performing Arts Report

#9 in overall quality

Pacific Northwest College of Art did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking, coming in at #7. Pacific Northwest College of Art is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art is $33,872 for oregon bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

#8

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Lewis & Clark College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Lewis and Clark College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 40 bachelors’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis and Clark College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $35,546 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Visual & Performing Arts students per year to attend Lewis and Clark College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Lewis and Clark College

#9

Reed College

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Reed College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. Reed College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Reed not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Reed College is $33,767 for oregon bachelor’s degree visual & performing arts students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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.

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