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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,950 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,471 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 137 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #74 most popular major in Oregon.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for geology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for geological and earth sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, geology graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debtload of $32,772.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, geology majors at Oregon State accumulate an average of around $22,915 in student debt.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in Oregon. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year. Geology majors at UO take out an average of $24,809 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 991
Washington 339
Nevada 69
Hawaii 42
Alaska 37

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong.

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