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Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,736 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

Economics is the #15 most popular major in Oregon with 596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Oregon State graduate students pay an average of $15,569 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Oregon State also took the #4 spot in our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UO graduate students pay an average of $18,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Portland State University are $16,518 a year.

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 10,510
Washington 713
Nevada 147
Hawaii 92
Alaska 17

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

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 pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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