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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

9 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k” ranking.

Fine & Studio Arts is the 29th most popular major in the country with 39,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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 fine and studio arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 150 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oregon is $13,108 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full University of Oregon Fine & Studio Arts Report

#2

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Southern Oregon University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Oregon University is $9,270 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southern Oregon University Fine & Studio Arts Report

#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 $30-$48k list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, Portland State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Portland State University is $11,440 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Reed College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

Reed also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Reed is $13,123 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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.

Full Reed College Fine & Studio Arts Report

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 25 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State University is $15,770 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Oregon State University

#6

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

Western Oregon University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 17 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Oregon State College is $16,858 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Lewis & Clark College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees 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 estimated yearly cost for Lewis & Clark College is $25,048 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at Lewis & Clark College

#8

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

George Fox University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. 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.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, GFU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GFU is $23,656 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Read more about Fine & Studio Arts at GFU

Pacific Northwest College of Art ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 42 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pacific Northwest College of Art, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art is $31,217 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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