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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,242 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,246 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in Oregon. In fact, 555 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Engineering Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Oregon

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in Oregon for engineering students. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Oregon State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Schools in Oregon list.

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#2

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR
$11,732 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Oregon list. OIT is a small public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OIT are $11,732 per year.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Oregon list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland State University are $9,807 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 9,121
Washington 939
Nevada 169
Hawaii 63
Alaska 32

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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