Oregon contains seven schools that offer finance programs. Willamette University, the highest-ranking finance school in OR, has a total student population of 2,838 and is the 146th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 finance 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.
Finance students from Oregon schools who go on to become financial managers, finance analysts, financial planners, corporate finance consultants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,180 people working as financial managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $113,730. Also, Budget analysts make on average $69,240 per year and there are about 60,970 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oregon alone, there are 670 employed budget analysts earning an average yearly salary of $63,120. Financial managers in this state earn $105,060/yr and there are 4,290 employed.
Also, within the finance schools in Oregon, the average student population is 2,645 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from finance, 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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