2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Geography is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Oregon, there were 86 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than 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 geography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography 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 Oregon State University are $28,121.

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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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