2022 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

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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.

For this year’s “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Oregon

#1

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, Oregon

#4 in overall quality

$23,445 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Ashland, Oregon, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students 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.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 14 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Portland State University

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Oregon State College, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon University are $28,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Western Oregon State College Visual & Performing Arts Report

#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991.

Full University of Oregon Visual & Performing Arts Report

#5

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Northwest College of Art landed the #5 spot on the list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees to qualified students.

Pacific Northwest College of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific Northwest College of Art are $35,772, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Visual & Performing Arts at Pacific Northwest College of Art

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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