2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 2,292 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,246 and $26,799 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 96 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,802 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate”.

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Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate”.

Top 3 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Oregon

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

#2 overall quality in Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Full Oregon State Engineering Report

2

Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

#6 overall quality in Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about Engineering at Portland State University

3

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in Oregon for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full OHSU Engineering Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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

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