Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Oregon high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
12 of 34 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 22: 16 with no earnings published and 6 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 23 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$36,013 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$36,013 a year
About $144,052 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,962 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,362 |
| $48k to $75k | $22,712 |
| $75k to $110k | $25,917 |
| $110k and up | $44,990 |
| All families (average) | $36,013 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Oregon high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
20 of 57 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $67,080 | +$30,104 | above HS line | $119,806 | 4.0 yrs | 93 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,288 | +$18,312 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.3 yrs | 70 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | $47,8781-year earnings | +$10,902 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,503 | +$12,527 | clears the bar | $21,464 | 1.7 yrs | 44 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $57,783 | +$20,807 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.1 yrs | 43 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,622 | +$15,646 | clears the bar | $18,490 | 1.2 yrs | 35 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $65,440 | +$28,464 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $62,755 | +$25,779 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $39,705 | +$2,729 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 8.5 yrs | 29 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $81,567 | +$44,591 | clears the bar | $24,125 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,026 | +$16,050 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.3 yrs | 22 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $38,7841-year earnings | +$1,808 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,6531-year earnings | +$29,677 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,000 | 0.8 yrs | 18 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $33,0021-year earnings | -$3,974 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $62,852 | +$25,876 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,788 | +$5,812 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.3 yrs | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $66,472 | +$29,496 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.4 yrs | 6 |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $97,491 | +$60,515 | above HS line | $149,506 | 2.5 yrs | not published |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | $69,745 | +$32,769 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,232 | +$15,256 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Law | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 178 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Administration | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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