2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Oregon

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. 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” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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

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Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree visual & performing arts students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #1 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 University of Oregon are $29,991.

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#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s visual and performing arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school situated in Ashland, Oregon. It awarded 21 masters’s visual and performing arts 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,772 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Northwest College of Art. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 47 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees 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. 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

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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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