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Best Trade Programs in Oregon (2026)

Top 100 of 104 programs in Oregon · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Oregon, ranked by overall value. We scored 104 programs across Oregon trade schools on earnings, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $42,559/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in OR

104

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$42,559/yr

Avg TSW Score

60/100

#1 Program

Construction Management Technology

Portland Community College

Top Trade Programs in Oregon

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Construction Management Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	82 82–82	$63,103/yr	61.6x
2	Sales & Marketing Umpqua Community College · Roseburg, OR	86 82–88	$58,591/yr	98.2x
3	Nursing Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	86 80–86	$82,582/yr	90.1x
4	Nursing Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	84 77–85	$79,890/yr	76.4x
5	Nursing Lane Community College · Eugene, OR	84 79–85	$89,567/yr	78.8x
6	Nursing Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	85 78–85	$84,912/yr	78.4x
7	Nursing Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	86 81–86	$89,499/yr	89.0x
8	Nursing Portland Community College · Portland, OR	87 79–87	$78,033/yr	96.2x
9	Nursing Rogue Community College · Grants Pass, OR	86 81–87	$90,235/yr	94.7x
10	Nursing Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	81 75–81	$75,458/yr	60.4x
11	Nursing Umpqua Community College · Roseburg, OR	84 79–85	$88,854/yr	78.1x
12	Nursing Columbia Gorge Community College · The Dalles, OR	84 78–84	$78,167/yr	76.3x
13	Practical Nursing Lane Community College · Eugene, OR	80 78–80	$50,569/yr	85.0x
14	Nursing Treasure Valley Community College · Ontario, OR	80 75–81	$70,211/yr	55.5x
15	Business Administration Portland Community College · Portland, OR	77 72–79	$44,172/yr	48.1x
16	Criminal Justice Portland Community College · Portland, OR	73 71–75	$45,061/yr	45.5x
17	Health Administration Portland Community College · Portland, OR	77 70–79	$46,532/yr	56.2x
18	Vehicle Repair Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	70 67–71	$48,144/yr	63.5x
19	Practical Nursing Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	69 67–70	$57,974/yr	—
20	Nursing Sumner College · Portland, OR	74 68–74	$85,561/yr	—
21	Practical Nursing Institute of Technology · Salem, OR	69 67–70	$58,518/yr	—
22	Practical Nursing Sumner College · Portland, OR	68 66–69	$52,391/yr	—
23	Culinary Arts Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	69 65–69	$27,727/yr	49.7x
24	Criminal Justice Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	70 66–71	$37,992/yr	44.6x
25	Medical Assisting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	76 73–77	$45,994/yr	79.5x
26	Allied Health Professions Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	73 70–74	$74,698/yr	71.4x
27	Allied Health Professions Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	74 68–75	$75,797/yr	81.2x
28	Allied Health Professions Portland Community College · Portland, OR	74 70–75	$72,204/yr	85.6x
29	Medical Assisting Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	72 69–73	$39,674/yr	79.3x
30	Welding & Metalworking Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	57 56–58	$42,085/yr	40.3x
31	Allied Health Professions Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	66 63–66	$59,836/yr	50.7x
32	Allied Health Professions Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	70 65–71	$60,687/yr	72.4x
33	Industrial Production Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	71 68–72	$78,450/yr	81.4x
34	Medical Assisting Lane Community College · Eugene, OR	65 62–66	$42,142/yr	41.2x
35	Vehicle Repair Technology Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	62 63–63	$44,906/yr	31.3x
36	Medical Assisting Rogue Community College · Grants Pass, OR	71 66–71	$36,717/yr	84.1x
37	Criminal Justice Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	65 59–67	$33,406/yr	36.7x
38	Vehicle Repair Technology Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	60 56–60	$35,827/yr	41.8x
39	Medical Assisting Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	64 62–65	$40,948/yr	38.6x
40	Dental Assisting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	66 64–66	$58,410/yr	47.1x
41	Accounting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	67 62–70	$40,816/yr	43.1x
42	Accounting Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	66 61–69	$42,808/yr	32.5x
43	Health Administration Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	66 61–68	$29,911/yr	46.6x
44	Software Development Portland Community College · Portland, OR	66 56–69	$37,572/yr	49.5x
45	Culinary Arts Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	61 58–61	$27,855/yr	20.8x
46	Allied Health Professions Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	61 57–61	$60,921/yr	—
47	Health Administration Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	64 57–66	$34,016/yr	—
48	Medical Assisting Sumner College · Portland, OR	60 56–60	$37,349/yr	—
49	Medical Assisting Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	60 57–61	$37,152/yr	32.6x
50	Medical Assisting Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	60 56–61	$38,395/yr	—
51	Aviation Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	60 57–61	$48,594/yr	48.2x
52	Medical Assisting Institute of Technology · Salem, OR	59 54–59	$35,488/yr	—
53	Health Administration Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	61 54–63	$30,323/yr	—
54	Medical Assisting Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	58 54–58	$33,896/yr	—
55	Allied Health Professions Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	58 54–59	$49,702/yr	—
56	Dental Assisting Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	60 57–60	$37,488/yr	58.6x
57	Allied Health Professions Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	59 56–59	$35,621/yr	55.6x
58	Drafting & Design Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	57 54–59	$54,198/yr	53.9x
59	Dental Assisting Portland Community College · Portland, OR	63 58–63	$36,211/yr	87.6x
60	Clinical Laboratory Science Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	58 55–58	$36,278/yr	56.7x
61	Biomedical Engineering Portland Community College · Portland, OR	66 58–68	$63,642/yr	80.3x
62	Dental Assisting Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	56 54–56	$33,802/yr	53.4x
63	Veterinary Technology Portland Community College · Portland, OR	55 53–55	$40,748/yr	39.6x
64	Geography & Cartography Portland Community College · Portland, OR	62 58–65	$38,714/yr	75.8x
65	Liberal Arts & Humanities Clackamas Community College · Oregon City, OR	54 51–54	$31,280/yr	72.6x
66	Legal Support Services Portland Community College · Portland, OR	55 48–59	$42,463/yr	55.1x
67	Cosmetology Summit Salon Academy-Portland · Tigard, OR	48 45–49	$27,110/yr	—
68	Liberal Arts & Humanities Portland Community College · Portland, OR	47 45–47	$30,852/yr	41.9x
69	Liberal Arts & Humanities Central Oregon Community College · Bend, OR	44 44–44	$29,560/yr	36.9x
70	Dental Assisting Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	47 43–48	$30,326/yr	—
71	Dental Assisting Concorde Career College-Portland · Portland, OR	46 42–46	$28,846/yr	—
72	Design Portland Community College · Portland, OR	47 40–49	$26,285/yr	44.3x
73	Liberal Arts & Humanities Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	43 41–43	$29,163/yr	32.2x
74	Cosmetology Phagans School of Beauty · Salem, OR	44 40–44	$20,537/yr	—
75	Liberal Arts & Humanities Rogue Community College · Grants Pass, OR	43 40–43	$26,778/yr	39.4x
76	Cosmetology Aveda Institute-Portland · Portland, OR	44 41–45	$21,907/yr	—
77	Cosmetology College of Hair Design Careers · Salem, OR	43 40–44	$19,284/yr	—
78	Cosmetology Northwest College-Beaverton · Beaverton, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	—
79	Cosmetology Northwest College-Clackamas · Happy Valley, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	—
80	Cosmetology Phagans Beauty College · Corvallis, OR	44 40–44	$19,966/yr	—
81	Liberal Arts & Humanities Klamath Community College · Klamath Falls, OR	41 38–41	$24,370/yr	40.4x
82	Cosmetology Northwest College-Eugene · Springfield, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	—
83	Cosmetology Northwest College-Tualatin · Tualatin, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	—
84	Cosmetology Northwest College-Medford · Medford, OR	43 39–43	$18,371/yr	—
85	Special Education Chemeketa Community College · Salem, OR	44 39–46	$32,829/yr	31.7x
86	Cosmetology Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty · Grants Pass, OR	42 39–43	$17,216/yr	—
87	Liberal Arts & Humanities Mt Hood Community College · Gresham, OR	41 38–41	$24,658/yr	36.5x
88	Cosmetology Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College · Bend, OR	42 38–42	$15,816/yr	—
89	Cosmetology Phagans School of Hair Design · Happy Valley, OR	42 38–43	$16,034/yr	—
90	Liberal Arts & Humanities Umpqua Community College · Roseburg, OR	40 39–40	$27,211/yr	28.9x
91	Veterinary Technology Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	44 39–44	$27,411/yr	—
92	Cosmetology Beau Monde Academy of Barbering and Cosmetology · Portland, OR	42 38–42	$15,905/yr	—
93	Liberal Arts & Humanities Blue Mountain Community College · Pendleton, OR	39 37–39	$25,872/yr	30.5x
94	Cosmetology Phagans Medford Beauty School · Medford, OR	41 38–42	$13,833/yr	—
95	Liberal Arts & Humanities Southwestern Oregon Community College · Coos Bay, OR	40 38–40	$27,511/yr	26.7x
96	Massage Therapy Carrington College-Portland · Portland, OR	43 38–43	$26,740/yr	—
97	Liberal Arts & Humanities Clatsop Community College · Astoria, OR	38 38–38	$23,808/yr	31.3x
98	Liberal Arts & Humanities Linn-Benton Community College · Albany, OR	38 36–38	$24,383/yr	28.7x
99	Liberal Arts & Humanities Treasure Valley Community College · Ontario, OR	39 36–39	$24,850/yr	31.0x
100	Massage Therapy Sage School of Massage & Esthetics · Bend, OR	41 36–41	$24,255/yr	—

About This Ranking

What we ranked

Best Trades in Oregon ranks 100 programs across the United States by the TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines graduate earnings, return on investment, and job-market demand into a single 0-100 metric.

Data sources

Earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which tracks graduate income one and five years after program completion. Job-market projections use Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024-2034 employment data.

How to read the table

Use the sort controls below the headline to re-rank by earnings, ROI, or other metrics. Click any school name for full earnings projections, three-scenario modeling, and detailed program data. Most students attend a school within driving distance — local rankings are usually more actionable than national.

Caveats & limitations

Rankings reflect what the data can measure: post-graduation earnings, debt levels, and broad labor-market trends. They cannot capture program quality nuances like instructor expertise, hands-on equipment access, or industry connections. Treat rankings as a starting point — visit schools and talk to current students before committing.

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Oregon schools, drawn from 104 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Oregon?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Construction Management Technology at Portland Community College ranks #1 in Oregon with a score of 82/100 and graduate earnings of $63,103/yr.

How many trade programs are in Oregon?

Our database includes 104 trade programs across Oregon schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2025.