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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$26,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best value experiences for political science 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 Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for political science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Political Science & Government Schools

$9,357 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southern Oregon University to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a very 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 is $24,620.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland State University are $9,807 per year. After completing their degree, political science graduates from Portland State University carry an average student debtload of $27,250.

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#4

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR
$9,696 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern Oregon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best political science and government schools in Oregon. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

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

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$10,269 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,269 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UO are $13,856 per year. On average, political science graduates from UO take out $20,979 in student loans while working on their degree. 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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$46,032 Average Tuition & Fees

Linfield University - McMinnville Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value 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 took the #4 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon rankings.

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$44,234 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Willamette University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for political science and government students. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Willamette are $44,234 per year. The average amount in student loans that political science majors at Willamette take out is $17,964.

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#9

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Portland landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value political science and government programs. Located in the 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. After completing their degree, political science graduates from University of Portland carry an average student debtload of $24,250.

University of Portland not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Oregon list.

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#10

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR
$57,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Lewis & Clark College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value political science and government programs. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Lewis and Clark College undergraduate students pay an average of $57,404 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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