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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$34,727 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Nursing is the #41 most popular major in Oregon with 69 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Schools in Oregon ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for nursing 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 Nursing Schools in Oregon

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

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Nursing

#1

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR
$32,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bushnell University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Oregon. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, Bushnell University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bushnell University are $32,320 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Bushnell University

#2

University of Portland

Portland, OR
$49,864 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Oregon. Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Portland are $49,864 per year.

University of Portland also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Schools in Oregon rankings.

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$21,998 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Oregon. OHSU is a small public school located in the city of Portland.

OHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,998 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,819
Washington 561
Nevada 211
Hawaii 46
Alaska 17

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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