Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
12of 13 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Oregon high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 1 falls short.
13 of 56 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 43: 38 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 32 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$35,273 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
$35,273 a year
About $141,092 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 | $23,318 |
| $30k to $48k | $23,607 |
| $48k to $75k | $29,844 |
| $75k to $110k | $34,369 |
| $110k and up | $40,911 |
| All families (average) | $35,273 |
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).
28 of 88 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $81,207 | +$44,231 | above HS line | $101,251 | 2.3 yrs | 86 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $128,605 | +$91,629 | above HS line | $148,580 | 1.6 yrs | 73 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $58,746 | +$21,770 | above HS line | $39,568 | 1.8 yrs | 49 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,092 | +$16,116 | clears the bar | $26,485 | 1.6 yrs | 46 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,053 | +$19,077 | clears the bar | $26,348 | 1.4 yrs | 45 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $66,596 | +$29,620 | above HS line | $70,328 | 2.4 yrs | 34 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $61,696 | +$24,720 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 34 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $72,584 | +$35,608 | above HS line | $92,127 | 2.6 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $92,510 | +$55,534 | above HS line | $44,500 | 0.8 yrs | 31 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | $78,641 | +$41,665 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.5 yrs | 30 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | $46,651 | +$9,675 | above HS line | $57,621 | 6.0 yrs | 29 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,484 | +$25,508 | clears the bar | $26,372 | 1.0 yrs | 29 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,116 | +$18,140 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.4 yrs | 29 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,333 | +$16,357 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 22 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $47,202 | +$10,226 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $62,047 | +$25,071 | above HS line | $51,166 | 2.0 yrs | 12 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $64,029 | +$27,053 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $108,345 | +$71,369 | above HS line | $256,017 | 3.6 yrs | 9 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $76,880 | +$39,904 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $105,018 | +$68,042 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,674 | +$16,698 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $48,7421-year earnings | +$11,766 | above HS line (1-yr) | $44,429 | 3.8 yrs | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $23,8791-year earnings | -$13,097 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,000 | no earnings gain | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | $103,070 | +$66,094 | above HS line | $177,722 | 2.7 yrs | not published |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $100,098 | +$63,122 | above HS line | $50,000 | 0.8 yrs | not published |
| Optometry | Doctoral Degree | $136,799 | +$99,823 | above HS line | $205,643 | 2.1 yrs | not published |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | $151,842 | +$114,866 | above HS line | $216,605 | 1.9 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $83,383 | +$46,407 | above HS line | $144,000 | 3.1 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 93 |
| Optometry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 91 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 77 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 58 |
| Health Sciences | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 38 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $19,750 | not assessed | 10 |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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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