by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a grad degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its Best Doctor's Degree Colleges in Oregon ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
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After analyzing 7 grad schools in Oregon, we came up with our list of those that offered the best doctorate degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best grad schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a graduateschool is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. A doctorate degree holder from a school in Oregon makes an average starting salary of $74,802, but the students who attended schools in the top 6 of our list make an average of $76,231.
Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that graduate students take on while they are working on their doctorate degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty doctorate recipients will have paying back their loans.
In addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt loads, we also look at a host of other factors to determining our Best Doctorate Degree Schools ranking. Several other factors - such as how much the school spends on educational resources, the demand of the school, the availability of online learning options, and the student body caliber - go into our rankings.
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Our analysis found Pacific University to be the best grad school for doctorate degrees in Oregon in this year’s ranking. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 359 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $82,986 during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #2 in Oregon on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 doctorate degrees to qualified graduate students.
Graduates with a doctorate degree from University of Portland make an average of $91,927 per year during the early years of their career.
A rank of #3 on our Best Doctorate Degrees 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. The school has a large population, and it awarded 403 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a doctorate degree from Oregon State make an average of $97,059 per year during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #4 in Oregon on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. Located in Newberg, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 129 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a doctorate degree from GFU go into careers with an average salary of $72,992 during the early years of their career.
Out of the 7 doctorate degree schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #5 spot on the list. UO is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 300 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a doctorate degree from UO go into careers with an average salary of $58,684 during the early years of their career.
Portland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oregon list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate degrees to 95 students in 2020-2021.
Willamette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in Salem, Oregon, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 101 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a doctorate degree from Willamette is $53,741 during the early years of their career.
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