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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$37,065 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,538 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

In 2020-2021, 501 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for social work 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for social work students. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very 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 social work majors at Portland State University take out is $25,000.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR
$38,520 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

GFU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Social Work majors at GFU take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Social Work at George Fox University Report

#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR
$50,070 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific are $50,070 a year.

Pacific also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in Oregon rankings.

Full Social Work at Pacific University Report

#4

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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. Social Work majors at University of Portland take out an average of $22,143 in student loans while working on their egree.

University of Portland also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in Oregon rankings.

Full Social Work at University of Portland Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,819
Washington 678
Nevada 462
Hawaii 199
Alaska 76

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

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 Army Medicine.

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