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What Portland State University graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Bachelor's (86)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$54,443$75,104$93,481
Anthropology$30,412$45,390$62,976
Architecture$42,452$63,151$80,459
Architecture and Related Services$42,452$63,151$80,459
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies$33,947$45,615$59,037
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$41,597$66,438$81,157
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$36,552$57,568$81,798
Biological and Physical Sciences$38,315$64,992$88,431
Biology, General$36,048$56,877$81,961
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,915$72,496$88,216
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$50,549$71,744$90,636
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$42,843$65,144$87,400
Chemistry$45,187$72,322$88,240
Civil Engineering$64,362$85,419$106,815
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$31,292$61,357$70,012
Communication and Media Studies$39,032$57,152$70,727
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs$39,032$57,152$70,727
Community Organization and Advocacy$39,745$53,543$81,133
Computer Engineering$84,874$115,474$134,767
Computer Science$80,013$116,662$147,178
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$77,463$110,977$128,920
Computer and Information Sciences, General$66,137$93,874$117,867
Criminal Justice and Corrections$43,183$61,642$77,173
Design and Applied Arts$41,796$61,827$73,014
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,129$40,596$49,539
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$32,000$42,446$54,857
Economics$43,867$69,221$95,012
Education$41,357$57,227$65,035
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$79,787$105,672$127,902
Engineering$72,414$94,532$115,944
English Language and Literature, General$31,549$47,862$60,715
English Language and Literature/Letters$31,880$48,157$60,886
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$56,877$87,772
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$33,947$45,615$59,037
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$34,036$47,843$63,491
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$29,567$43,702$60,837
Finance and Financial Management Services$53,711$77,188$99,867
Fine and Studio Arts$31,005$43,855$57,975
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$32,835$50,937$63,021
Geography and Cartography$37,206$55,935$73,347
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$40,711$63,991$78,843
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$29,214$41,695$62,818
Health Professions and Related Programs$35,654$56,805$71,136
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$37,711
Health and Medical Administrative Services$36,215$52,636
History$33,793$49,135$63,919
History$33,793$49,135$63,919
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$43,183$61,642$77,173
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,699$48,063$62,818
Human Resources Management and Services$48,772$67,766$81,981
International Relations and National Security Studies$35,683$51,159$65,986
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$35,772$51,658$64,528
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$35,772$51,658$64,528
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$32,130$52,435$60,342
Management Information Systems and Services$57,014$78,648$101,515
Marketing$44,891$67,071$86,170
Mathematics$44,102$63,959$85,242
Mathematics and Statistics$44,102$63,959$85,242
Mechanical Engineering$74,018$93,741$113,738
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$37,897$63,270$85,845
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$38,050$60,144$73,614
Music$28,898$43,869$60,059
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$35,490$54,351$66,779
Natural Resources and Conservation$35,490$54,351$66,779
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$42,273
Philosophy$34,179$48,581$67,343
Philosophy and Religious Studies$33,960$48,815$67,343
Physical Sciences$48,785$73,184$96,613
Physics$63,610$90,181$116,180
Political Science and Government$37,592$57,834$74,151
Psychology$34,867$50,043$65,402
Psychology, General$34,867$50,043$65,402
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$40,454$56,395$78,757
Public Health$36,147$55,522$71,541
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$37,915$52,401$61,630
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,561$52,832$66,955
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$34,840$58,768
Social Sciences$37,791$54,460$68,055
Social Sciences, General$38,655$54,536$65,907
Social Sciences, Other$42,006$56,877$84,962
Social Work$40,891$59,140$74,872
Sociology$35,111$49,769$64,583
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$40,342$58,799$65,698
Urban Studies/Affairs$49,855
Visual and Performing Arts$32,794$47,292$60,775
Visual and Performing Arts, Other$25,697$57,688

Master's (21)

Doctoral (Research) (10)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$57,619$83,557
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$159,571$189,860
Education$94,560$98,538$101,194
Engineering$126,300$158,313
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$91,084$120,677$130,533
Natural Resources and Conservation$62,818$84,962$110,564
Physical Sciences$77,430$86,717
Psychology$91,518$123,233
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$86,367$96,310$104,398
Social Sciences$66,690$81,200$87,772