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Bachelor's-12% vs national median851 grads tracked

Social Sciences at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 243rd of 387 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,078
middle 50%: $24,276 – $44,920
Median · 5 years out
$52,551
middle 50%: $37,963 – $67,765
Median · 10 years out
$62,930
middle 50%: $43,374 – $83,068

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Social Sciences earn a median $34,078 one year after graduating, rising to $62,930 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $59,812 for this field, ranking 243rd of 387 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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,764 total interest

Same major at other universities

Millikin University
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$52,905 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$52,880 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$52,813 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$52,565 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$52,530 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$52,499 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$52,392 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$52,379 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$52,290 · 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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