by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 13 schools in Oregon, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $75-$110k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Southern Oregon University the best value (income $75-$110k) school in Oregon for students working on their master’s degree. Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a medium-sized student population. It is a public school.
Southern Oregon University has the honor of being ranked #10 in Oregon for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon. Western Oregon University is a small public school located in Monmouth, Oregon.
Not only is Western Oregon University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Oregon for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon.
Not only is Portland State University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Oregon for overall quality.
A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon list means Oregon State University is a great place for students working on their degree. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon.
Not only is Oregon State University a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Oregon for overall quality.
Out of the 13 master’s degree schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #5 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Eugene, Oregon.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Oregon is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Oregon.
Eastern Oregon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking. This small public school is located in La Grande, Oregon.
Eastern Oregon University has the honor of being ranked #9 in Oregon for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Bushnell University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Eugene, Oregon.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Bushnell University is ranked #13 for quality in the state of Oregon.
Lewis & Clark College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon list. Lewis and Clark College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Lewis & Clark College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Oregon for overall quality.
Pacific University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking, coming in at #9. Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Pacific University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Oregon.
George Fox University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Newberg, Oregon, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is George Fox University a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Oregon for overall quality.
With a ranking of #11, Corban University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon list. Located in Salem, Oregon, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Corban University is ranked #12 for quality in the state of Oregon.
University of Portland came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is University of Portland a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Oregon for overall quality.
Willamette University landed the #13 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon ranking. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salem, Oregon.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Willamette University is ranked #11 for quality in the state of Oregon.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.