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Oregon College ROI Rankings

27 colleges ranked by return on investment — based on U.S. Department of Education data.

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Colleges Ranked
20
High or Good ROI
$62,184
Avg Graduate Salary
$21,806
Avg Student Debt
Oregon Health & Science University
#1 ROI in Oregon
# College / University ROI Rating Break-Even Grad Salary Med. Debt Grad Rate Type
🥇 Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
High ROI 0.3 yrs $101,028 $16,625 N/A Public
🥈 University of Portland
Portland, OR
High ROI 0.5 yrs $82,804 $21,370 80% Private Non-profit
🥉 Linfield University
McMinnville, OR
High ROI 0.6 yrs $78,638 $25,000 70% Private Non-profit
4 Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR
High ROI 0.7 yrs $72,273 $22,500 54% Public
5 Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
High ROI 0.8 yrs $64,010 $21,221 70% Public
6 Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR
High ROI 0.8 yrs $64,010 $21,221 56% Public
7 Reed College
Portland, OR
High ROI 0.9 yrs $62,927 $21,500 71% Private Non-profit
8 Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR
High ROI 0.8 yrs $62,205 $19,500 75% Private Non-profit
9 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
High ROI 0.9 yrs $61,324 $20,139 72% Public
10 Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
High ROI 1.1 yrs $60,583 $23,223 67% Private Non-profit
11 George Fox University
Newberg, OR
High ROI 1.2 yrs $59,761 $24,250 72% Private Non-profit
12 Portland State University
Portland, OR
High ROI 1.1 yrs $57,906 $20,500 53% Public
13 Willamette University
Salem, OR
High ROI 1.2 yrs $56,911 $21,500 71% Private Non-profit
14 Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR
High ROI 1.5 yrs $55,204 $25,000 49% Private Non-profit
15 Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
Portland, OR
High ROI 1.5 yrs $55,204 $25,000 N/A Private Non-profit
16 Bushnell University
Eugene, OR
High ROI 1.6 yrs $53,623 $23,500 56% Private Non-profit
17 Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR
High ROI 1.6 yrs $51,815 $20,609 47% Public
18 Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
High ROI 1.8 yrs $50,112 $20,500 43% Public
19 Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR
High ROI 2 yrs $49,175 $20,332 43% Public
20 Corban University
Salem, OR
High ROI 2.2 yrs $48,917 $22,625 61% Private Non-profit
21 Mount Angel Seminary
Saint Benedict, OR
Moderate ROI 6.8 yrs $57,436 N/A 50% Private Non-profit
22 Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
Insufficient Data N/A $34,883 $25,000 29% Private Non-profit
23 New Hope Christian College-Eugene
Eugene, OR
Insufficient Data N/A $31,115 $27,000 52% Private Non-profit
24 University of Western States
Portland, OR
Insufficient Data N/A $27,382 N/A N/A Private Non-profit
25 National University of Natural Medicine
Portland, OR
Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
26 Pacific Bible College
Medford, OR
Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A 0% Private Non-profit
27 Western Seminary
Portland, OR
Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.