University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon · Public

Of 71 assessed programs, 70 leave graduates out-earning a typical Oregon high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 132 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$15,909
$30k to $48k	$15,760
$48k to $75k	$18,364
$75k to $110k	$24,704
$110k and up	$31,021
All families (average)	$22,182

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

71 of 203 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Oregon high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$83,543	+$46,567	clears the bar	$20,089	0.4 yrs	535
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$73,410	+$36,434	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	470
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,810	+$13,834	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	374
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,532	+$20,556	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	236
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$106,412	+$69,436	clears the bar	$78,528	1.1 yrs	212
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$56,681	+$19,705	clears the bar	$22,013	1.1 yrs	197
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,408	+$25,432	clears the bar	$19,500	0.8 yrs	194
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,695	+$38,719	clears the bar	$18,886	0.5 yrs	188
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$55,615	+$18,639	clears the bar	$23,336	1.3 yrs	139
Law	First Professional Degree	$100,801	+$63,825	clears the bar	$98,655	1.5 yrs	139
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,958	+$7,982	clears the bar	$20,500	2.6 yrs	131
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,770	+$12,794	clears the bar	$19,332	1.5 yrs	108
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$60,111	+$23,135	clears the bar	$29,591	1.3 yrs	105
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,204	+$18,228	clears the bar	$19,652	1.1 yrs	102
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$85,438	+$48,462	clears the bar	$18,376	0.4 yrs	95
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$53,559	+$16,583	clears the bar	$19,000	1.1 yrs	91
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,459	+$14,483	clears the bar	$24,749	1.7 yrs	90
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,319	+$21,343	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	84
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,639	+$10,663	clears the bar	$21,504	2.0 yrs	81
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$100,540	+$63,564	clears the bar	$23,711	0.4 yrs	80
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,842	+$15,866	clears the bar	$19,500	1.2 yrs	78
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,106	+$20,130	clears the bar	$19,216	1.0 yrs	76
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$50,499	+$13,523	clears the bar	$24,500	1.8 yrs	76
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$54,434	+$17,458	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	69
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,030	+$30,054	clears the bar	$15,795	0.5 yrs	69
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,623	+$30,647	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,504	+$23,528	clears the bar	$17,167	0.7 yrs	62
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,920	+$8,944	clears the bar	$22,000	2.5 yrs	58
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,354	+$11,378	clears the bar	$17,109	1.5 yrs	55
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,928	+$2,952	clears the bar	$20,500	6.9 yrs	54
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$82,191	+$45,215	clears the bar	$15,475	0.3 yrs	51
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$56,165	+$19,189	clears the bar	$18,917	1.0 yrs	50
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$72,885	+$35,909	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,057	+$17,081	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	39
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,057	+$60,081	clears the bar	$20,890	0.3 yrs	37
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$58,635	+$21,659	clears the bar	$24,500	1.1 yrs	36
Chemistry	Master's Degree	$94,728	+$57,752	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,886	+$9,910	clears the bar	$20,680	2.1 yrs	35
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$77,476	+$40,500	clears the bar	$62,486	1.5 yrs	32
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$65,573	+$28,597	clears the bar	$28,000	1.0 yrs	31
Special Education	Master's Degree	$62,634	+$25,658	clears the bar	$35,092	1.4 yrs	30
Engineering Chemistry	Master's Degree	$83,672 1-year earnings	+$46,696	clears the bar	$32,725	0.7 yrs	30
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$79,716	+$42,740	clears the bar	$29,606	0.7 yrs	29
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$53,064	+$16,088	clears the bar	$23,000	1.4 yrs	27
Engineering Physics	Master's Degree	$118,632	+$81,656	clears the bar	$30,658	0.4 yrs	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$81,984	+$45,008	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,160	+$38,184	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$79,137 1-year earnings	+$42,161	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Music	Master's Degree	$45,719	+$8,743	clears the bar	$33,462	3.8 yrs	23
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,007	+$15,031	clears the bar	$26,909	1.8 yrs	22
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$117,141	+$80,165	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$60,954	+$23,978	clears the bar	$82,024	3.4 yrs	21
Journalism	Master's Degree	$40,157 1-year earnings	+$3,181	clears the bar	$46,786	14.7 yrs	19
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$97,549	+$60,573	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Master's Degree	$71,437	+$34,461	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	$60,338	+$23,362	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,279	+$17,303	clears the bar	$21,003	1.2 yrs	13
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$76,795	+$39,819	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$70,532	+$33,556	clears the bar	$16,500	0.5 yrs	11
Physics	Master's Degree	$124,295	+$87,319	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$82,135	+$45,159	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$47,580	+$10,604	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$65,829 1-year earnings	+$28,853	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$25,264 1-year earnings	-$11,712	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interior Architecture	Master's Degree	$70,982	+$34,006	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	$98,203	+$61,227	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$67,425	+$30,449	clears the bar	$19,000	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Architecture	Master's Degree	$71,724	+$34,748	clears the bar	$87,738	2.5 yrs	insufficient data
Geography and Environmental Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,946	+$15,970	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,255	+$25,279	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$128,286	+$91,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.