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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,564 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was the most popular one in Oregon. In total, 8,599 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Oregon University the best value school in Oregon for liberal arts general studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EOU are $9,696 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, liberal arts graduates from EOU carry an average student debtload of $39,463.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Eastern Oregon University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Portland State University take out $32,971 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Portland State University Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Oregon State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,613.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Oregon State University

Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 52,773
Washington 17,408
Nevada 1,679
Hawaii 2,024
Alaska 417

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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