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Bachelor's-23% vs national median89 grads tracked

Economics at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 200th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,857
middle 50%: $29,664 – $51,694
Median · 5 years out
$61,121
middle 50%: $43,784 – $78,529
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $62,322 – $94,389

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $36,857 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 200th of 225 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,503 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - South Bend
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$61,703 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$61,518 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$60,815 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$60,679 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Northern State University
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$60,121 · 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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