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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$20,134 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in Oregon. In total, 3,137 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education 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.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Our analysis found George Fox University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

GFU graduate students pay an average of $14,293 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GFU also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $15,569 per year.

Oregon State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#3

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis & Clark College is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Lewis and Clark College graduate students pay an average of $17,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Portland

Portland, OR

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Portland are $23,868 per year.

University of Portland also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $16,518 per year.

Portland State University also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list, coming in at #5.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

With a ranking of #6, University of Oregon did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UO are $18,120 a year.

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#7

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

With a ranking of #7, Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 graduate student at Pacific are $36,169 a year.

Pacific not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 17,606
Washington 2,740
Nevada 702
Hawaii 401
Alaska 259

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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