2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

With 12 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #114 most popular major in Oregon.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Area Studies Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best value experiences for area studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area studies majors pursuing a .

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

#1

Portland State University

Portland, OR

5 Degrees

#10 in Quality in Oregon

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

7 Degrees

#8 in Quality in Oregon

$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great value for area studies students. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UO are $13,856 a year.

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Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

Majors Related to Area Studies

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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