College ROI in Oregon

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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17Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$57,447Median observed year-5 earnings

$22,182Median annual net price

−61%Median modeled 10-year ROI

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Oregon's everyday prices are 3.4% above the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices: 103.4
Housing: 108.6
Utilities: 107.0

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

17 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls · Public+49%2Linfield UniversityMcMinnville · Private nonprofit+33%3University of PortlandPortland · Private nonprofit+17%4Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend · Public−20%5Oregon State UniversityCorvallis · Public−22%6Portland State UniversityPortland · Public−37%7University of OregonEugene · Public−44%8George Fox UniversityNewberg · Private nonprofit−44%9Pacific UniversityForest Grove · Private nonprofit−61%10Reed CollegePortland · Private nonprofit−64%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Portland State UniversityPortland · Public6.1×2Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls · Public5.2×3Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend · Public3.6×4Oregon State UniversityCorvallis · Public3.3×5Linfield UniversityMcMinnville · Private nonprofit3.1×6Southern Oregon UniversityAshland · Public3.1×7Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande · Public3.1×8Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth · Public3.1×9University of PortlandPortland · Private nonprofit2.8×10University of OregonEugene · Public2.7×

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Oregon median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Sumner CollegePortland · Private for-profit$16,500median federal debt83%college completion 2Lewis & Clark CollegePortland · Private nonprofit$19,500median federal debt75%college completion 3University of OregonEugene · Public$20,139median federal debt72%college completion 4Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande · Public$20,500median federal debt43%college completion 5Portland State UniversityPortland · Public$20,500median federal debt53%college completion 6Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth · Public$20,609median federal debt47%college completion 7Oregon State UniversityCorvallis · Public$21,221median federal debt70%college completion 8Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend · Public$21,221median federal debt56%college completion 9University of PortlandPortland · Private nonprofit$21,370median federal debt80%college completion 10Reed CollegePortland · Private nonprofit$21,500median federal debt71%college completion

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.

ALL COLLEGES IN OR

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69 matching colleges · page 2 of 3

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem · Public$46,223$8,200$12,822−94%Lane Community CollegeEugene · Public$46,040$9,123$14,761−95%Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburg · Public$44,726$8,340$9,000−101%Rogue Community CollegeGrants Pass · Public$42,912$11,042$17,042−109%Institute of TechnologySalem · Private for-profit$38,636$37,376$9,500−119%Blue Mountain Community CollegePendleton · Public$40,127$13,095$12,000−121%Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay · Public$40,227$8,527$12,000−122%Carrington College-PortlandPortland · Private for-profit$37,402$36,595$9,295−123%Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario · Public$39,646$11,172$12,000−124%Tillamook Bay Community CollegeTillamook · Public$38,571$5,405Not available−132%Clatsop Community CollegeAstoria · Public$37,609$10,548$11,602−133%Pacific Northwest College of ArtPortland · Private nonprofit$33,646$35,785$25,000−135%New Hope Christian College-EugeneEugene · Private nonprofit$35,626$21,600$27,000−135%Klamath Community CollegeKlamath Falls · Public$37,584$7,050$17,480−136%Beau Monde Academy of Barbering and CosmetologyPortland · Private for-profit$31,288$29,529$8,769−146%American College of Healthcare SciencesPortland · Private for-profit · Online-only$28,012$23,782$13,523−162%Phagans School of BeautySalem · Private for-profit$29,947$11,476$8,656−167%College of Hair Design CareersSalem · Private for-profit$29,207$11,236$10,750−170%Northwest College-MedfordMedford · Private for-profit$24,345$23,864$7,564−175%Northwest College-EugeneSpringfield · Private for-profit$24,345$23,798$7,564−175%Northwest College-TualatinTualatin · Private for-profit$24,345$21,953$7,564−177%Northwest College-ClackamasHappy Valley · Private for-profit$24,345$18,488$7,564−181%Northwest College-BeavertonBeaverton · Private for-profit$24,345$17,862$7,564−182%Phagans School of Hair DesignHappy Valley · Private for-profit$21,316$16,313$8,297−197%Phagans Beauty CollegeCorvallis · Private for-profit$21,821$12,611$8,974−201%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Oregon, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.