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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,990 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,852 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry School for You

In 2020-2021, 274 degrees and certificates were awarded to chemistry students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #43 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemistry Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for chemistry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Chemistry Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chemistry majors pursuing a .

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemistry

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for chemistry students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $12,188 per year. The average amount in student loans that chemistry majors at Oregon State take out is $25,000.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland State University are $9,807 per year. Chemistry majors at Portland State University take out an average of $24,327 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year. Chemistry majors at UO take out an average of $19,091 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$44,234 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Willamette University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemistry schools in Oregon. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Willamette are $44,234 a year. On average, chemistry graduates from Willamette take out $21,364 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Portland is a great value for chemistry students. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Portland are $49,864 a year. Chemistry majors at University of Portland take out an average of $22,900 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Portland is ranked #5 for overall quality for chemistry in Oregon.

Full Chemistry at University of Portland Report

Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,247
Washington 352
Nevada 70
Hawaii 26
Alaska 14

Chemistry is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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