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Bachelor's-10% vs national median143 grads tracked

Political Science and Government at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 196th of 322 bachelor's programs in Political Science and Government by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,058
middle 50%: $23,606 – $44,607
Median · 5 years out
$55,868
middle 50%: $42,258 – $83,348
Median · 10 years out
$68,363
middle 50%: $52,165 – $92,948

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Political Science and Government (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Political Science and Government earn a median $33,058 one year after graduating, rising to $68,363 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $62,236 for this field, ranking 196th of 322 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.

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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
≈ $9,482 total interest

Same major at other universities

Metropolitan State University of Denver
$56,024 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$56,007 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$55,978 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$55,968 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$55,868 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$55,801 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$55,789 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$55,735 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$55,678 · 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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