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Bachelor's-7% vs national median1,706 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 215th of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,866
middle 50%: $33,387 – $60,239
Median · 5 years out
$63,705
middle 50%: $46,036 – $85,812
Median · 10 years out
$80,212
middle 50%: $55,292 – $112,284

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $45,866 one year after graduating, rising to $80,212 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 215th of 402 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,417 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Georgia
$64,289 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$64,212 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Manchester University
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$64,059 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$63,803 · 5 yrs out
Gordon State College
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$63,514 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$63,493 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$63,419 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$63,323 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$63,238 · 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, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$62,662 · 5 yrs out

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