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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

5 Schools Ranked
$34,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,092 Avg Student Debt*

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Oregon to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
721 Total Awards
$33,956 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Oregon Institute of Technology to be the best value school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oregon. OIT is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 721 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at OIT are $33,956 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,101 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

One thing to take note of is that OIT does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

OIT also took the #1 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
4,662 Total Awards
$27,846 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s value ranking, Portland State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 4,662 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland State University are $27,846 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,172 in loans while pursuing their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Portland State University does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also took the #5 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#3

Warner Pacific University

Portland, Oregon
127 Total Awards
$20,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Warner Pacific University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 127 students in 2021-2022.

Warner Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $20,240 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $32,943 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Warner Pacific. During the 2020-2021 year, about 38% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Warner Pacific is ranked #4 for overall quality in Oregon.

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#4

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
736 Total Awards
$39,540 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Oregon. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 736 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

GFU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,540 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,825 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GFU does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2020-2021 about 40% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

GFU also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #3.

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#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon
488 Total Awards
$52,072 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 488 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Pacific undergraduate students pay an average of $52,072 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,788 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online classes at Pacific. In 2020-2021 about 23% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Pacific is ranked #2 for overall quality in Oregon.

Full Pacific University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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