2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Oregon

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 219 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,100 and $23,560 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics programs and 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 physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree physics students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$80,326 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 41 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physics at University of Oregon

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physics 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 University are $28,121.

Read more about Physics at Oregon State

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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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