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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 39,860 people earned their degree in fine and studio arts, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fine and studio arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,847 and had an average of $28,316 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 433 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,767 and $33,694 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 384 fine and studio arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in fine and studio arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fine and studio arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Oregon University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Southern Oregon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Oregon University is $7,293 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Oregon University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 150 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UO is $12,690 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at University of Oregon

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 73 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $11,198 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Portland State University.

Full Portland State University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State University is $14,157 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oregon State Fine & Studio Arts Report

#5

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Lewis and Clark College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis and Clark College is $18,913 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Fine & Studio Arts at Lewis and Clark College

#6

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

Western Oregon University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Oregon State College is $17,816 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Western Oregon University

#7

Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Reed College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Reed also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. It costs about $13,630 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Reed.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Reed

#8

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

George Fox University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $22,955 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend GFU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GFU Fine & Studio Arts Report

With a ranking of #9, Pacific Northwest College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

Pacific Northwest College of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pacific Northwest College of Art is $30,414 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

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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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