Bachelor's-8% vs national median217 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 251st of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,458
middle 50%: $28,578 – $50,056
Median · 5 years out
$60,533
middle 50%: $45,622 – $82,803
Median · 10 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $60,342 – $119,554
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Physical Sciences graduates from Southern Oregon University earn a median of $39k in year one. Salaries climb to $61k by year five and $88k by year ten.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,244 total interest
Same major at other universities
Berry College
$60,997 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$60,942 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Hampton University
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$60,508 · 5 yrs out
Bethany Lutheran College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$60,413 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$60,196 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$60,118 · 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