COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · EUGENE, OR

Is University of Oregon worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A University of Oregon degree clears +$285K in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Eugene, Oregon, priced as a Oregon resident — earnings rolled up from 43 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

University of Oregon · Eugene, OR

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$285K
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$49,673
Breaks even by age
—
Annual tuition · Oregon resident
$14,751
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$41,194
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$122,364
FREOPP program coverage
43 programs
How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

University of Oregon runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Oregon’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 43 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is University of Oregon worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: University of Oregon clears +$285K in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $122,364 and median earnings of $49,673 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at University of Oregon?
University of Oregon's annual sticker tuition is $14,751 for Oregon residents and $41,194 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $122,364 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of University of Oregon?
Over 4 years, University of Oregon's sticker cost of attendance is $122,364 — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Oregon prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $49,673.
What is out-of-state tuition at University of Oregon?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at University of Oregon is $41,194, versus $14,751 for Oregon residents — a premium of $26,443 a year.
How long until a University of Oregon degree pays for itself?
Under our defaults the degree path finishes +$285K ahead at the 30-year horizon; the year-by-year crossover depends on your loan share and time horizon — run your own assumptions on the calculator.
What could change the number for University of Oregon?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices University of Oregon as a Oregon resident — non-resident tuition is a different trade (see the out-of-state tax in Oregon). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is University of Oregon worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/university-of-oregon