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2023 Best Value Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,021 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 187 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physics is the #60 most popular major in Oregon.

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.

The Best Value Physics 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 4 schools in Oregon to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for physics 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 Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

Check out the physics bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Physics

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the best value school for physics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that physics majors at Portland State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,258.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physics schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly 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.

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#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year. On average, physics graduates from UO take out $18,745 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Willamette are $44,234 per year.

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Best Value Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,218
Washington 392
Nevada 50
Hawaii 10
Alaska 4

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
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 4 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 A. T. Service.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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