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University of Portland named best Oregon college for value by MONEY Magazine's annual Best Colleges 2016-2017

Awards and Rankings

July 12, 2016

The University of Portland has been named the best college in Oregon for value in a ranking released today by MONEY Magazine, a Time Inc. publication. MONEY’s annual Best Colleges rankings and search tools are designed to help families find a great college at a great price.

The University of Portland received high marks for its health, accounting and entrepreneurship programs. “The university is best known for its health sciences and accounting programs. Another highlight is the Entrepreneur Scholars Program, which combines classes, meetings with local and international businesspeople and the opportunity to test out new ventures,” according to the ranking. “Almost a quarter of UP students come from low-income families, and the university graduates 80% of students.”

The University of Portland is ranked 173rd overall nationally by Money for value. View the entire article here.

Money is a magazine published by Time Inc. The magazine’s coverage includes personal finance, including investing, saving, retirement and taxes, and family finance, including credit, careers and the costs of college.