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Bachelor's-3% vs national median34 grads tracked

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 160th of 256 bachelor's programs in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,989
middle 50%: $19,304 – $35,528
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $43,722 – $79,787
Median · 10 years out
$65,458
middle 50%: $54,522 – $81,671

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's bachelor's program in Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas earn a median $26,989 one year after graduating, rising to $65,458 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $55,879 for this field, ranking 160th of 256 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,522 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northwestern Oklahoma State University
$54,133 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$54,124 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$54,111 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$54,090 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$53,883 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$53,662 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$53,661 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$53,655 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$53,433 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$53,374 · 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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