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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Oregon

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,998 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,126 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You

With 23 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #27 most popular major in Oregon.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts & Humanities

#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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oregon State are $12,188 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Oregon State is ranked #3 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Oregon.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Oregon State University

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Portland State University Report

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 121
Washington 0
Nevada 0
Alaska 7

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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