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Bachelor's0% vs national median117 grads tracked

Anthropology at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 56th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,132
middle 50%: $20,973 – $39,290
Median · 5 years out
$48,054
middle 50%: $33,722 – $61,969
Median · 10 years out
$56,029
middle 50%: $35,069 – $74,791

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Anthropology earn a median $28,132 one year after graduating, rising to $56,029 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $47,878 for this field, ranking 56th of 143 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,358 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Madison
$48,619 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$48,368 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$48,222 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$48,066 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$47,676 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$47,553 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$47,419 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Oregon University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out

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