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Bachelor's-11% vs national median192 grads tracked

Sociology at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 215th of 313 bachelor's programs in Sociology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,006
middle 50%: $23,105 – $43,317
Median · 5 years out
$47,346
middle 50%: $33,923 – $60,979
Median · 10 years out
$58,998
middle 50%: $38,738 – $81,252

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Sociology earn a median $32,006 one year after graduating, rising to $58,998 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $53,227 for this field, ranking 215th of 313 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
9 yrs
≈ $10,787 total interest

Same major at other universities

Southern Utah University
$47,892 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$47,864 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$47,859 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$47,479 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$47,258 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$47,094 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$46,924 · 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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