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2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

9 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in Oregon

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” 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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fine and studio arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fine and studio arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts 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 list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 150 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Fine Arts students in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $16,461 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend University of Oregon.

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

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $20,016 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Oregon State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Oregon State Fine & Studio Arts Report

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. 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.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $13,040 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Portland State University

#4

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Oregon University is $19,315 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Western Oregon State College

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school situated in Ashland, Oregon. It awarded 11 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students list, Southern Oregon University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Oregon University is $10,386 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students.

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

#6

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 ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Fine Arts degrees in 2019-2020.

GFU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The yearly cost to attend GFU is $30,378 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts students.

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 full report on Fine & Studio Arts at GFU

Pacific Northwest College of Art came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. 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.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also made our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $33,872 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Full Pacific Northwest College of Art Fine & Studio Arts Report

#8

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon

Lewis & Clark College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lewis and Clark College is $35,546 for oregon bachelor’s degree fine arts 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%.

Read full report on Fine & Studio Arts at Lewis and Clark College

#9

Reed College

Portland, Oregon

Reed College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fine Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Oregon ranking. Reed is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s 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 $33,767 for Oregon Bachelor’s Degree Fine Arts students per year to attend Reed.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Reed College Fine & Studio Arts Report

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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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