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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Oregon

4 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value International Relations 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 13,616 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 93 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international relations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for International Relations in Oregon

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 34 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $13,040 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students per year to attend Portland State University.

Read more about International Relations at Portland State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Linfield University - McMinnville Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in McMinnville, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Linfield, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus is $27,951 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 full report on International Relations at Linfield

#3

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 39 bachelors’s international relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis and Clark College is $35,546 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lewis & Clark College International Relations Report

#4

Reed College

Portland, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reed College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value International Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s international relations students in 2019-2020.

Reed not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best International Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Reed College is $33,767 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree International Relations students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on International Relations at Reed College

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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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