2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

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Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 155,377 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 1,773 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,444 and $28,924 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 135 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 visual and performing arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

#4 in overall quality

$23,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Oregon University also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Oregon University are $23,445, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 14 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Portland State University

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

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#4

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. Western Oregon University is a small public school situated in Monmouth, Oregon. It awarded 4 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518.

Read full report on Visual & Performing Arts at Western Oregon University

#5

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

Pacific Northwest College of Art also made our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $0-$30k)

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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