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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 $60,235/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in OR

337

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$60,235/yr

Avg DW Score

73/100

#1 Program

Computer Science

Portland 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 Portland State University · Portland, OR	88 76–91	$78,669/yr	Very High	27.0x
2	Computer Science Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	87 75–89	$85,376/yr	Very High	19.4x
3	Computer Science Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	87 76–89	$85,376/yr	Very High	20.8x
4	Allied Health & Diagnostic Professions Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	82 80–80	$83,906/yr	Moderate	16.2x
5	Business Administration Portland State University · Portland, OR	84 77–86	$51,358/yr	High	16.0x
6	Computer & Information Science University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	83 70–87	$70,055/yr	Very High	17.2x
7	Finance Portland State University · Portland, OR	80 73–85	$52,859/yr	Very High	16.9x
8	Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	81 72–83	$82,242/yr	Very High	19.0x
9	Finance Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	79 71–84	$52,156/yr	Very High	15.2x
10	Computer & Information Science Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	81 68–84	$58,253/yr	Very High	16.9x
11	Finance Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	77 70–83	$52,156/yr	Very High	14.1x
12	Computer Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	84 74–86	$87,259/yr	Very High	18.4x
13	Accounting Portland State University · Portland, OR	79 72–83	$58,069/yr	Very High	15.6x
14	Business Administration Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	79 74–80	$48,074/yr	High	11.8x
15	Business Administration Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	80 73–82	$47,555/yr	High	12.7x
16	Business Administration Eastern Oregon University · La Grande, OR	79 72–80	$43,804/yr	High	13.2x
17	Business Administration Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	78 72–80	$47,555/yr	High	11.8x
18	Business (General) University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	77 69–81	$46,897/yr	High	11.7x
19	Accounting University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	76 67–81	$58,449/yr	Very High	13.4x
20	Criminal Justice Portland State University · Portland, OR	76 74–76	$45,401/yr	Moderate	11.2x
21	Computer & Information Science Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	79 67–82	$51,703/yr	Very High	17.1x
22	Agricultural Business Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	76 71–79	$52,031/yr	High	13.2x
23	Accounting Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	76 68–81	$53,694/yr	Very High	14.3x
24	Fire Protection & Safety Eastern Oregon University · La Grande, OR	78 75–76	$58,911/yr	Moderate	12.8x
25	Medical Laboratory Science Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	76 74–73	$73,903/yr	Moderate	15.3x
26	Agricultural Business Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	74 70–78	$52,031/yr	High	12.3x
27	Accounting Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	75 67–80	$53,694/yr	Very High	13.3x
28	Business Administration Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	77 72–78	$58,899/yr	High	7.3x
29	Teacher Education (General) Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	74 72–73	$44,845/yr	High	11.6x
30	Criminal Justice Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	73 69–74	$40,289/yr	Moderate	11.9x
31	Nursing (RN/BSN) Bushnell University · Eugene, OR	78 73–76	$102,985/yr	High	6.4x
32	Dental Hygiene Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	74 72–71	$66,691/yr	Moderate	13.6x
33	Human Resources Portland State University · Portland, OR	75 69–78	$49,696/yr	High	15.4x
34	Health Administration Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	74 68–76	$56,031/yr	High	7.7x
35	Business (General) Western Oregon University · Monmouth, OR	76 70–76	$42,281/yr	High	11.4x
36	Nursing (RN/BSN) George Fox University · Newberg, OR	75 70–74	$89,201/yr	High	5.0x
37	Business Administration George Fox University · Newberg, OR	74 68–76	$63,331/yr	High	4.2x
38	Nursing (RN/BSN) Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR	74 67–74	$92,371/yr	High	—
39	Construction Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	74 68–76	$80,936/yr	High	20.1x
40	Nursing (RN/BSN) Linfield University · McMinnville, OR	74 69–73	$95,604/yr	High	4.3x
41	Construction Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	73 68–75	$80,936/yr	High	18.7x
42	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Portland · Portland, OR	73 68–72	$94,291/yr	High	3.7x
43	Criminal Justice Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	71 68–71	$40,553/yr	Moderate	9.9x
44	Industrial Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	74 69–74	$78,425/yr	High	17.5x
45	Economics Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 63–77	$45,708/yr	Very High	14.2x
46	Business Administration Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	74 68–76	$58,899/yr	High	—
47	Teacher Education (General) Eastern Oregon University · La Grande, OR	73 73–72	$44,558/yr	High	9.4x
48	Industrial Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	74 69–73	$78,425/yr	High	16.2x
49	Economics Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	71 62–76	$45,708/yr	Very High	13.2x
50	Electrical Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	74 67–76	$82,853/yr	Very High	22.3x
51	Economics Portland State University · Portland, OR	73 66–75	$47,865/yr	Very High	12.7x
52	Teacher Education (General) Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	69 68–70	$41,136/yr	High	10.3x
53	Health Administration Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	72 65–74	$56,031/yr	High	—
54	Mechanical Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	72 65–74	$75,750/yr	Very High	19.2x
55	Computer Science University of Portland · Portland, OR	72 60–75	$85,637/yr	Very High	5.2x
56	Electrical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 65–74	$77,636/yr	Very High	19.9x
57	Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	72 66–73	$72,154/yr	High	17.3x
58	Electrical Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	72 64–74	$76,780/yr	Very High	18.9x
59	Electrical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	72 64–74	$77,636/yr	Very High	18.5x
60	Manufacturing Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	71 65–72	$72,154/yr	High	16.1x
61	Mechanical Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	72 65–73	$73,079/yr	Very High	18.7x
62	Physics Portland State University · Portland, OR	70 64–73	$62,749/yr	Very High	17.7x
63	Computer & Information Science Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	75 65–75	$51,167/yr	Very High	9.6x
64	Food Science & Technology Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	67 64–67	$43,923/yr	Moderate	11.2x
65	Public Administration University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	68 62–71	$39,365/yr	High	8.7x
66	Economics University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	69 60–74	$45,941/yr	Very High	11.3x
67	Civil Engineering Portland State University · Portland, OR	70 64–72	$67,509/yr	High	18.5x
68	Marketing Portland State University · Portland, OR	67 59–72	$41,395/yr	Very High	14.1x
69	Accounting Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	69 62–72	$54,626/yr	Very High	7.2x
70	Civil Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	70 64–71	$70,635/yr	High	16.8x
71	Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	70 62–72	$68,686/yr	Very High	17.8x
72	Marketing Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	68 61–72	$45,015/yr	Very High	12.6x
73	Business (General) Bushnell University · Eugene, OR	70 64–70	$49,887/yr	High	2.6x
74	Food Science & Technology Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	66 63–66	$43,923/yr	Moderate	10.4x
75	Civil Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 64–70	$70,635/yr	High	15.6x
76	Mechanical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	69 62–71	$68,686/yr	Very High	16.5x
77	Marketing Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	67 60–71	$45,015/yr	Very High	11.7x
78	Chemistry Portland State University · Portland, OR	65 53–71	$35,395/yr	High	17.9x
79	Computer Science Willamette University · Salem, OR	71 61–73	$80,077/yr	Very High	3.1x
80	Chemical Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	69 63–71	$71,618/yr	High	18.1x
81	Engineering (Other) Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	69 63–70	$71,549/yr	High	17.0x
82	Chemistry Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	67 59–71	$41,779/yr	High	13.0x
83	Civil Engineering Oregon Institute of Technology · Klamath Falls, OR	68 62–69	$64,425/yr	High	15.7x
84	Chemical Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	68 62–70	$71,618/yr	High	16.8x
85	Engineering (Other) Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	68 62–69	$71,549/yr	High	15.8x
86	Chemistry Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	66 58–70	$41,779/yr	High	12.1x
87	Human Sciences Business Services Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	65 57–71	$37,913/yr	Very High	11.9x
88	Human Development & Family Studies Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	65 61–66	$45,523/yr	High	—
89	Accounting Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies · Portland, OR	68 60–70	$54,626/yr	Very High	—
90	Finance Linfield University · McMinnville, OR	64 56–69	$47,517/yr	Very High	3.5x
91	Nuclear Engineering Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	66 60–68	$69,657/yr	High	16.5x
92	Human Sciences Business Services Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	64 56–70	$37,913/yr	Very High	11.0x
93	Social Work Portland State University · Portland, OR	65 63–64	$41,594/yr	Moderate	11.5x
94	Management Science & Analytics University of Portland · Portland, OR	67 59–70	$53,136/yr	Very High	2.7x
95	Human Development & Family Studies Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR	65 63–66	$45,523/yr	High	4.2x
96	Natural Resources Management and Policy Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	65 62–65	$39,422/yr	High	8.0x
97	Nuclear Engineering Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	67 61–69	$69,657/yr	High	17.7x
98	Accounting George Fox University · Newberg, OR	66 60–69	$59,980/yr	Very High	2.7x
99	Natural Resources Management and Policy Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	64 61–65	$39,422/yr	High	7.4x
100	Social Sciences, General Southern Oregon University · Ashland, OR	67 64–67	$41,835/yr	High	7.6x

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 Portland State University ranks #1 in Oregon with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $78,669/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.