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Bachelor's-8% vs national median1,009 grads tracked

Psychology at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 249th of 424 bachelor's programs in Psychology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,639
middle 50%: $24,027 – $41,533
Median · 5 years out
$48,322
middle 50%: $35,091 – $61,535
Median · 10 years out
$62,387
middle 50%: $45,628 – $81,200

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Psychology earn a median $32,639 one year after graduating, rising to $62,387 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $52,765 for this field, ranking 249th of 424 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,494 total interest

Same major at other universities

Georgia College & State University
$48,531 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University - NGM Building
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$48,462 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$48,424 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$48,396 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$48,308 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$48,304 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$48,273 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$48,223 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$48,208 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$48,158 · 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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