Oregon contains one school that offers audio programs. Portland State University has a total student population of 27,901 and is the 2547th highest ranked school in America.
Audio students from Oregon schools who go on to become audio professionals, audio production engineers, audio engineers, audio recording professionals, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,070 people working as audio and video equipment technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $42,450. Also, Sound engineering technicians make on average $53,940 per year and there are about 15,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oregon alone, there are 120 employed sound engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of $51,660. Audio and video equipment technicians in this state earn $31,320/yr and there are 480 employed.
Also, within the audio schools in Oregon, the average student population is 2,645 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from audio, there are 2428 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,810 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,147, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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