2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Philosophy is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #61 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Philosophy Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 bachelor's degrees in philosophy to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to philosophy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of philosophy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt philosophy students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized philosophy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for philosophy students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Philosophy in Oregon

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in philosophy.

Top Oregon Schools for a Bachelor's in Philosophy

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

28 Annual Graduates

$25,030 Median Starting Salary

$26,000 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in philosophy needs to look into University of Oregon. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, philosophy bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $25,030 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from University of Oregon

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

22 Annual Graduates

$23,484 Median Starting Salary

$24,072 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Portland State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, philosophy bachelor's recipients typically earn about $23,484 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in philosophy from Portland State University

Best Philosophy Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Philosophy Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	1,375
Washington	226	236
Nevada	129	43
Hawaii	112	24
Alaska	75	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Philosophy

Philosophy is one of 3 different types of Philosophy & Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Philosophy Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Philosophy	97
Other Philosophy	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Religious Studies	27

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.