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Bachelor's+2% vs national median633 grads tracked

Education at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 115th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,043
middle 50%: $26,333 – $47,159
Median · 5 years out
$54,956
middle 50%: $42,889 – $62,687
Median · 10 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $49,073 – $73,647

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Education earn a median $36,043 one year after graduating, rising to $63,874 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $53,655 for this field, ranking 115th of 339 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,241 total interest

Same major at other universities

Weber State University
$55,255 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Lehigh Valley
$55,214 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$55,141 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Winona State University
$55,038 · 5 yrs out
Concordia College - Moorhead
$54,964 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$54,955 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$54,923 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$54,921 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$54,915 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$54,907 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$54,860 · 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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