2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) 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 Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Secondary Education is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Oregon, there were 79 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent secondary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the secondary education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Secondary Education Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Linfield University - McMinnville Campus

McMinnville, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$22,861 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Linfield is a private not-for-profit institution located in McMinnville, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Linfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $22,861 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus

#2

Bushnell University

Eugene, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$20,623 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bushnell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Bushnell University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bushnell University is $20,623 for oregon bachelor’s degree secondary teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Secondary Education at Bushnell University

#3

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$27,524 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Secondary Teaching Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

University of Portland also took the #2 spot in our “Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Portland is $27,524 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Secondary Teaching students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Portland Secondary Education Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Secondary Education (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

Featured Teacher Education Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >