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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$19,079 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Oregon to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education 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 Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Our 2023 rankings named George Fox University the best value school in Oregon for education students working on their master’s degree. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

GFU also took the #5 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon rankings.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oregon State are $15,569 a year.

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

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#3

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis & Clark College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lewis and Clark College are $17,910 per year.

Lewis and Clark College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Oregon. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Oregon. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College graduate students pay an average of $18,369 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

Eastern Oregon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EOU are $17,928 a year.

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#7

University of Portland

Portland, OR

University of Portland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. 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 graduate student at University of Portland are $23,868 a year.

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

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Southern Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Oregon University are $15,734 per year.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very 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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#10

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

Bushnell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bushnell University are $17,860 per year.

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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 11 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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