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Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon

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2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,947 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration School for You

With 62 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #46 most popular major in Oregon.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value programs for public admin 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration Colleges.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Administration

$9,807 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the best value school in Oregon for public administration students. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school 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
$13,856 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public Administration Schools in Oregon list. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public school 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 Public Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,533
Washington 287
Nevada 78
Hawaii 41
Alaska 34

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

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 The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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