Bachelor's-19% vs national median774 grads tracked
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 283rd of 355 bachelor's programs in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,305
middle 50%: $23,738 – $43,085
Median · 5 years out
$47,856
middle 50%: $34,345 – $62,778
Median · 10 years out
$60,252
middle 50%: $41,357 – $85,554
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Southern Oregon University graduates in communication and journalism earn $32k starting out. Median earnings reach $60k after ten years.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,645 total interest
Same major at other universities
Indiana State University
$48,537 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Beaufort
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$48,417 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$48,313 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$48,272 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$47,990 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$47,828 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$47,585 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$47,496 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$47,422 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$47,392 · 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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