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Best Value Degrees in Oregon (2026)

Top 100 of 337 programs in Oregon · Updated 2026

The best college programs in Oregon, ranked by overall value. We scored 337 programs across Oregon schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $62,894/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in OR

337

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$62,894/yr

Avg DW Score

69/100

#1 Program

Computer Science

Oregon State University

Top Programs in Oregon

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Computer Science Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	88 80–89	$85,376/yr	Very High	19.4x
2	Computer Science Portland State University · Portland, OR	88 81–90	$78,669/yr	Very High	27.0x
3	Computer Science Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	88 81–89	$85,376/yr	Very High	20.8x
4	Computer and Information Sciences, General University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	85 79–86	$70,055/yr	Very High	17.2x
5	Computer and Information Sciences, General Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	81 75–82	$58,253/yr	Very High	16.9x
6	Accounting and Related Services University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	79 76–81	$58,449/yr	Very High	13.4x
7	Accounting and Related Services Portland State University · Portland, OR	79 75–80	$58,069/yr	Very High	15.6x
8	Finance and Financial Management Services Portland State University · Portland, OR	79 76–80	$52,859/yr	Very High	16.9x
9	Computer Science University of Portland · Portland, OR	78 71–79	$85,637/yr	Very High	5.2x
10	Computer and Information Sciences, General Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	78 72–79	$51,703/yr	Very High	17.1x
11	Finance and Financial Management Services Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	78 76–79	$52,156/yr	Very High	15.2x
12	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration George Fox University · Newberg, OR	77 74–77	$89,201/yr	High	5.0x
13	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Linfield University · McMinnville, OR	77 74–77	$95,604/yr	High	4.3x
14	Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	77 71–79	$82,242/yr	Very High	19.0x
15	Allied Health Diagnostic Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	77 75–76	$83,906/yr	Moderate	16.2x
16	Finance and Financial Management Services Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	77 75–79	$52,156/yr	Very High	14.1x
17	Construction Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	77 74–78	$80,936/yr	High	20.1x
18	Accounting and Related Services Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	77 74–79	$53,694/yr	Very High	14.3x
19	Construction Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	76 74–78	$80,936/yr	High	18.7x
20	Accounting and Related Services Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	76 73–78	$53,694/yr	Very High	13.3x
21	Electrical Portland State University · Portland, OR	76 72–77	$82,853/yr	Very High	22.3x
22	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Portland · Portland, OR	76 73–76	$94,291/yr	High	3.7x
23	Mechanical Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	75 72–76	$75,750/yr	Very High	19.2x
24	Business Administration Portland State University · Portland, OR	75 69–75	$51,358/yr	High	16.0x
25	Electrical Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	75 71–76	$77,636/yr	Very High	19.9x
26	Electrical Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	74 70–75	$76,780/yr	Very High	18.9x
27	Electrical Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	74 70–76	$77,636/yr	Very High	18.5x
28	Computer Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	73 66–74	$87,259/yr	Very High	18.4x
29	Mechanical Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	73 70–74	$73,079/yr	Very High	18.7x
30	Civil Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	72 70–73	$70,635/yr	High	15.6x
31	Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	72 69–73	$68,686/yr	Very High	16.5x
32	Industrial Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	72 69–72	$78,425/yr	High	16.2x
33	Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	72 69–73	$72,154/yr	High	16.1x
34	Civil Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	72 70–74	$67,509/yr	High	18.5x
35	Chemical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 70–73	$71,618/yr	High	18.1x
36	Civil Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 70–74	$70,635/yr	High	16.8x
37	Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 70–74	$68,686/yr	Very High	17.8x
38	Industrial Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 70–73	$78,425/yr	High	17.5x
39	Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 70–73	$72,154/yr	High	17.3x
40	Chemical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	71 69–73	$71,618/yr	High	16.8x
41	Civil Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	70 68–71	$64,425/yr	High	15.7x
42	Business/Commerce, General University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	70 65–71	$46,897/yr	High	11.7x
43	Physics Portland State University · Portland, OR	70 68–71	$62,749/yr	Very High	17.7x
44	Business Administration Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	70 64–70	$47,555/yr	High	12.7x
45	Engineering, Other Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 66–70	$71,549/yr	High	15.8x
46	Economics Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 66–70	$45,708/yr	Very High	13.2x
47	Business Administration Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 63–69	$47,555/yr	High	11.8x
48	Health and Medical Administrative Services Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	69 63–70	$56,031/yr	High	7.7x
49	Accounting and Related Services Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	69 65–70	$54,626/yr	Very High	7.2x
50	Nuclear Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	69 67–70	$69,657/yr	High	17.7x
51	Engineering, Other Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	69 67–70	$71,549/yr	High	17.0x
52	Economics Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	69 67–70	$45,708/yr	Very High	14.2x
53	Business Administration George Fox University · Newberg, OR	68 62–68	$63,331/yr	High	4.2x
54	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Bushnell University · Eugene, OR	68 65–68	$102,985/yr	High	6.4x
55	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	68 67–68	$73,903/yr	Moderate	15.3x
56	Nuclear Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	68 66–69	$69,657/yr	High	16.5x
57	Human Resources Management and Services Portland State University · Portland, OR	68 62–68	$49,696/yr	High	15.4x
58	Business Administration Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	68 62–68	$58,899/yr	High	7.3x
59	Agricultural Business and Management Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	68 61–68	$52,031/yr	High	13.2x
60	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR	67 64–67	$92,371/yr	High	—
61	Agricultural Business and Management Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	67 60–68	$52,031/yr	High	12.3x
62	Economics University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	67 64–68	$45,941/yr	Very High	11.3x
63	Business Administration Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	67 61–68	$48,074/yr	High	11.8x
64	Business Administration Eastern Oregon University · La Grande, OR	66 60–67	$43,804/yr	High	13.2x
65	Dental Support Services Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	66 65–65	$66,691/yr	Moderate	13.6x
66	Economics Portland State University · Portland, OR	66 63–67	$47,865/yr	Very High	12.7x
67	Environmental Health Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	66 64–67	$68,223/yr	Very High	15.1x
68	Management Information Systems and Services Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	66 59–68	$63,000/yr	Very High	14.4x
69	Finance and Financial Management Services Linfield University · McMinnville, OR	65 64–67	$47,517/yr	Very High	3.5x
70	Environmental Health Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	65 63–66	$68,223/yr	Very High	14.0x
71	Management Information Systems and Services Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	65 58–67	$63,000/yr	Very High	13.4x
72	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods University of Portland · Portland, OR	65 61–66	$53,136/yr	Very High	2.7x
73	Computer Science Willamette University · Salem, OR	64 56–65	$80,077/yr	Very High	3.1x
74	Teacher Education Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	64 70–65	$44,845/yr	High	11.6x
75	Biomedical/Medical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	63 62–64	$48,134/yr	High	16.9x
76	Computer and Information Sciences, General Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	63 57–64	$51,167/yr	Very High	9.6x
77	Biomedical/Medical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	63 62–64	$48,134/yr	High	18.2x
78	Marketing Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	62 56–63	$45,015/yr	Very High	12.6x
79	Accounting and Related Services Linfield University · McMinnville, OR	61 58–63	$58,914/yr	Very High	2.4x
80	Forest Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	61 60–62	$51,279/yr	High	13.5x
81	Marketing Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	61 55–62	$45,015/yr	Very High	11.7x
82	Marketing Portland State University · Portland, OR	61 55–62	$41,395/yr	Very High	14.1x
83	Electrical University of Portland · Portland, OR	61 57–62	$79,423/yr	Very High	3.4x
84	Business/Commerce, General Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	61 57–62	$42,281/yr	High	11.4x
85	Forest Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	61 61–62	$51,279/yr	High	14.5x
86	Chemistry Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	61 59–61	$41,779/yr	High	13.0x
87	Accounting and Related Services George Fox University · Newberg, OR	60 57–61	$59,980/yr	Very High	2.7x
88	Chemistry Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	60 58–60	$41,779/yr	High	12.1x
89	Criminal Justice and Corrections Portland State University · Portland, OR	60 50–60	$45,401/yr	Moderate	11.2x
90	Mechanical Engineering University of Portland · Portland, OR	60 57–62	$76,909/yr	Very High	3.2x
91	Accounting and Related Services Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	60 57–62	$54,626/yr	Very High	—
92	Teacher Education Eastern Oregon University · La Grande, OR	59 64–59	$44,558/yr	High	9.4x
93	Chemistry Portland State University · Portland, OR	59 61–60	$35,395/yr	High	17.9x
94	Civil Engineering University of Portland · Portland, OR	59 56–60	$72,094/yr	High	2.9x
95	Criminal Justice and Corrections Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	59 49–59	$40,289/yr	Moderate	11.9x
96	Health and Medical Administrative Services Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	59 54–60	$56,031/yr	High	—
97	Business Administration Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	59 53–60	$58,899/yr	High	—
98	Computer and Information Sciences, General George Fox University · Newberg, OR	58 52–59	$55,340/yr	Very High	2.4x
99	Computer Science Lewis & Clark College · Portland, OR	58 52–60	$66,653/yr	Very High	1.7x
100	Public Relations & Advertising University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	58 57–59	$42,159/yr	High	10.3x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at Oregon colleges and universities, drawn from 337 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in Oregon?

By DegreeWorth Score, Computer Science at Oregon State University ranks #1 in Oregon with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $85,376/yr.

How many college programs are in Oregon?

Our database includes 337 programs across Oregon colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.