2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Oregon

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Oregon, there were 297 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general public health. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general public health 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 general public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 57 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read more about General Public Health at Oregon State University

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 13 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about General Public Health at Portland State University

#3

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$27,692 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Oregon 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 19 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

OHSU also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHSU are $27,692, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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