Best Earnings After Graduation in Oregon
25 schools ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment from College Scorecard. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Portland Portland · private | $28,210 | 79.7% | $82,804 | 89.2% |
| 2 | Linfield University McMinnville · private | $26,536 | 74.8% | $78,638 | 85.2% |
| 3 | Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls · public | $15,706 | 53.1% | $72,273 | 95.0% |
| 4 | Oregon State University Corvallis · public | $19,604 | 67.3% | $64,010 | 77.3% |
| 5 | Reed College Portland · private | $33,013 | 77.6% | $62,927 | 24.6% |
| 6 | Lewis & Clark College Portland · private | $36,013 | 74.3% | $62,205 | 78.5% |
| 7 | University of Oregon Eugene · public | $22,182 | 73.6% | $61,324 | 88.3% |
| 8 | Pacific University Forest Grove · private | $35,273 | 71.8% | $60,583 | 89.6% |
| 9 | George Fox University Newberg · private | $31,679 | 71.4% | $59,761 | 93.5% |
| 10 | Portland State University Portland · public | $9,552 | 57.8% | $57,906 | 90.9% |
| 11 | Willamette University Salem · private | $25,121 | 74.4% | $56,911 | 77.1% |
| 12 | Warner Pacific University Portland · private | $25,629 | 47.0% | $55,204 | 71.1% |
| 13 | Bushnell University Eugene · private | $20,789 | 59.9% | $53,623 | 67.3% |
| 14 | Western Oregon University Monmouth · public | $17,237 | 54.5% | $51,815 | 98.1% |
| 15 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande · public | $17,148 | 47.3% | $50,112 | 98.3% |
| 16 | Southern Oregon University Ashland · public | $16,732 | 49.6% | $49,175 | 88.6% |
| 17 | Corban University Salem · private | $28,035 | 57.0% | $48,917 | 93.9% |
| 18 | Sumner College Portland · private | $29,411 | 85.1% | $46,639 | 88.9% |
| 19 | Portland Community College Portland · community | $10,405 | 19.5% | $44,592 | — |
| 20 | Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles · community | $10,416 | 32.6% | $44,440 | — |
| 21 | Clackamas Community College Oregon City · community | $7,855 | 30.5% | $42,886 | — |
| 22 | Concorde Career College-Portland Portland · private | $25,008 | 80.8% | $42,362 | 97.0% |
| 23 | Linn-Benton Community College Albany · community | $11,553 | 15.4% | $41,363 | — |
| 24 | Mt Hood Community College Gresham · community | $7,821 | 24.0% | $41,125 | — |
| 25 | Chemeketa Community College Salem · community | $8,200 | 25.7% | $40,968 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.