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Master's0% vs national median97 grads tracked

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 5th of 46 master's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$80,505
middle 50%: $69,297 – $95,246
Median · 5 years out
$89,177
middle 50%: $74,986 – $104,709
Median · 10 years out
$95,075
middle 50%: $80,472 – $105,162

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's master's program in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities earn a median $80,505 one year after graduating, rising to $95,075 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $89,177 for this field, ranking 5th of 46 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
4.2 yrs
≈ $4,317 total interest

Same major at other universities

Elmhurst University
$109,443 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$105,846 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$88,155 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$76,435 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Oregon University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 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
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$62,662 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

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