2022 Best Value Colleges for General Journalism in Oregon (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Oregon, there were 147 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon journalism students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Journalism in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$16,461 Average Net Price

$37,360 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 144 ’s journalism degrees to qualified students.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $16,461 for Oregon Journalism students with aid per year to attend University of Oregon.

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%.

Read full report on General Journalism at UO

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$30,378 Average Net Price

$44,481 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Journalism Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Fox University is $30,378 for Oregon Journalism students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read full report on General Journalism at GFU

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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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