Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Overview

Located in McMinnville, Oregon, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education is a private not-for-profit institution. McMinnville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Linfield OCE since the student to facuty ratio is 6 to 1.
• Students at Linfield OCE have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the postbaccalaureate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at Linfield OCE.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Linfield OCE makes roughly $55,200 a year. This is 35% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Rankings

We have ranked Linfield OCE as #52 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 36 schools in Oregon.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Linfield OCE has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Best Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Linfield OCE.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#143	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Linfield OCE has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#30	Highest Paid International Business Graduates	College Factual
#147	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#147	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#148	Highest Paid Nursing Graduates	College Factual
#165	Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates	College Factual

Where Is Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education?

Contact details for Linfield OCE are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 Se Baker Street, McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
Phone:	503-883-2447
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Linfield-College-Adult-Degree-Program/356325706747
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/linfieldpdx

How Do I Get Into Linfield OCE?

You can apply to Linfield OCE online at: https://www.linfield.edu/admission/oce-admission/index.html

Can I Afford Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education?

The student loan default rate at Linfield OCE is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 172 undergraduate students at Linfield OCE, with 13 being full-time and 159 being part-time.

There are also 15 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13 full-time undergraduates at Linfield OCE, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Online Learning at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education

In 2019-2020, 179 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Linfield OCE has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Oregon for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Linfield OCE Rankings

The following table shows how Linfield OCE is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Computer Systems Analysis	#7	#7
International Studies	#10	#7
History	#34	#31
History	#34	#31
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#53	#47
Management Information Systems	#55	#55
International Business	#58	#58
Computer & Information Sciences	#59	#50
Marketing	#72	#72

Online Growth Rankings of Linfield OCE

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education was -12.4%. This is the #889 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Linfield OCE regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Linfield OCE majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	15%
Management Information Systems	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Linfield OCE ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Linfield OCE.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Computer Systems Analysis	#23
International Studies	#25
History	#109
History	#109
Management Information Systems	#202
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#302
Marketing	#317
Nursing	#371

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	TOTAL
Nursing	0	78	0	78
Accounting	0	10	17	27
Business Administration & Management	2	2	0	4
Human Resource Management	2	0	0	2
International Business	0	2	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	2	0	2
Computer Systems Analysis	0	1	0	1
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	1	0	0	1
International Studies	0	1	0	1
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	5	96	17	118

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.