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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

11 Ranked Colleges
408 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 463 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,500 and $23,639 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 408 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree english students.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $13,040 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree English students.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $20,016 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree English students per year to attend Oregon State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UO is $16,461 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree English students.

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 more about General English Literature at University of Oregon

#4

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Eastern Oregon University is located in La Grande, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

EOU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $14,300 for oregon bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend EOU.

Full EOU General English Literature Report

#5

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $19,315 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree English students per year to attend Western Oregon University.

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#6

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

Southern Oregon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. Located in Ashland, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Oregon University is $10,386 for oregon bachelor’s degree english students.

Read more about General English Literature at Southern Oregon University

#7

Corban University

Salem, Oregon

Corban University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. This small school is located in Salem, Oregon, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Corban not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Corban is $24,931 for oregon bachelor’s degree english students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon

University of Portland did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Portland also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Portland is $36,464 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree English students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Portland General English Literature Report

#9

Willamette University

Salem, Oregon

Willamette University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking, coming in at #9. Willamette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Willamette also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Willamette is $31,961 for oregon bachelor’s degree english students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Willamette General English Literature Report

#10

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Lewis & Clark College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 30 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis & Clark College is $35,546 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree English students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Lewis & Clark College General English Literature Report

#11

Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Reed College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking, coming in at #11. Reed is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Reed not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Reed College is $33,767 for oregon bachelor’s degree english students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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