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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,950 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,880 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 215 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #12 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon to see which programs offered the best value experiences for physical sciences 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 Physical Sciences Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for physical sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences

#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 physical sciences students. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oregon State are $12,188 per year.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Oregon rankings.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Oregon State University

#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR
$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UO undergraduate students pay an average of $13,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Physical Sciences at Portland State University Report

Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,641
Washington 246
Nevada 60
Hawaii 47
Alaska 31

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342
Other Physical Science 191
General Physical Sciences 107
Physics and Astronomy 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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