Personal finance company SmartAsset has released its 2021 report of the Best Value Colleges in the U.S., with a degree from ¾µä´ó¹Ï noted as the highest value for your dollar of any college or university in Oregon.
According to the study, ¾µä´ó¹Ï graduates receive an average starting salary of $63,100, which is the highest in the Oregon rankings. The average starting salary for all Oregon higher education graduates is $53,308.
To determine the best value in higher education, SmartAsset ranked colleges by tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, student retention rate and starting salary for new graduates. The different categories were weighted to determine each institution’s College Education Value Index. The study lists the ¾µä´ó¹Ï’s College Education Value Index at 61.92, over 9 points higher than the second Oregon school in the rankings.
Sources used to formulate this study included research by , , The Institute for College Access & Success. .
To view SmartAsset’s rankings for Oregon colleges and universities, visit .
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