Best colleges for nursing in Oregon
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in nursing, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for nursing in Oregon6 schools
6 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Oregon.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in nursing, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
University of Portland
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitTop 7% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 40%
- 2
Sumner College
Portland, OR · Private for-profitTop 8% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
- 3
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade C+
- 4
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B · Top 43%
- 5
Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B-
- 6
Bushnell University
Eugene, OR · Private nonprofitGood: Compass grade B
- Bachelor’s program in nursing
- Value grade B
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Portland | $28,210 | $21,370 | $82,804 | 80% |
| Sumner College | $29,411 | $16,500 | $46,639 | 83% |
| George Fox University | $31,679 | $24,250 | $59,761 | 72% |
| Linfield University | $26,536 | $25,000 | $78,638 | 70% |
| Warner Pacific University | $25,629 | $25,000 | $55,204 | 49% |
| Bushnell University | $20,789 | $23,500 | $53,623 | 56% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 16
- Arizona 10
- Arkansas 14
- California 53
- Colorado 16
- Connecticut 17
- Delaware 3
- District of Columbia 6
- Florida 35
- Georgia 37
- Hawaii 4
- Idaho 5
- Illinois 33
- Indiana 30
- Iowa 19
- Kansas 18
- Kentucky 20
- Louisiana 17
- Maine 9
- Maryland 12
- Massachusetts 24
- Michigan 28
- Minnesota 25
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 36
- Montana 7
- Nebraska 10
- Nevada 6
- New Hampshire 9
- New Jersey 23
- New Mexico 7
- New York 58
- North Carolina 33
- North Dakota 7
- Ohio 64
- Oklahoma 17
- Pennsylvania 68
- Puerto Rico 33
- Rhode Island 5
- South Carolina 20
- South Dakota 7
- Tennessee 31
- Texas 52
- Utah 14
- Vermont 3
- Virginia 33
- Washington 16
- West Virginia 15
- Wisconsin 24