Oregon contains six schools that offer banking programs. Willamette University, the highest-ranking banking school in OR, has a total student population of 2,838 and is the 146th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 banking schools in Oregon, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Portland comes out as the most expensive ($26,906/yr), with Portland State University as the lowest recorded at only $11,824/yr.
Banking students from Oregon schools who go on to become bankers, tellers, investment bankers, financial managers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 153,720 people working as financial specialists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $64,810. Also, Business and financial operations employees make on average $65,900 per year and there are about 6,063,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oregon alone, there are 70,080 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $59,120. Financial specialists in this state earn $59,300/yr and there are 1,750 employed.
Also, within the banking schools in Oregon, the average student population is 2,645 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from banking, 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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