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Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$26,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,885 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 543 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #18 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 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for political science 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.

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Oregon University the best value school in Oregon for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Oregon University are $9,357 per year.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great value for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 political science majors at Oregon State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,567.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great value for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year. Political Science majors at Portland State University take out an average of $29,536 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Oregon University is a great value for political science and government students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EOU are $9,696 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value political science and government schools in Oregon. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Oregon State College are $10,269 a year.

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, political science majors at UO accumulate an average of around $20,918 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $581.

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Linfield University - McMinnville Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree political science and government programs. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Linfield are $46,032 per year.

Linfield also made our Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #2.

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Willamette University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree political science and government programs. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salem.

Willamette undergraduate students pay an average of $44,234 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Portland are $49,864 a year.

University of Portland also took the #3 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#10

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis and Clark College are $57,404 per year.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,494
Washington 984
Nevada 224
Hawaii 141
Alaska 16

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 49,055
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 10 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 UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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