Oregon contains 42 schools that offer liberal arts and humanities programs. Reed College, the highest-ranking liberal arts and humanities school in OR, has a total student population of 1,481 and is the 100th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 42 liberal arts and humanities schools in Oregon, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Portland comes out as the most expensive ($31,420/yr), with Clackamas Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,722/yr.
Liberal Arts and Humanities students from Oregon schools who go on to become liberal arts and humanities graduate professionals, designers, artists, reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 56,880 people working as education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,160. Also, Mathematicians make on average $93,920 per year and there are about 2,770 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the liberal arts and humanities schools in Oregon, the average student population is 2,645 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from liberal arts and humanities, 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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