Willamette University

Salem, Oregon · Private, nonprofit

Of 18 assessed programs, 13 leave graduates out-earning a typical Oregon high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 32 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$16,182
$30k to $48k	$16,825
$48k to $75k	$18,225
$75k to $110k	$22,382
$110k and up	$33,794
All families (average)	$25,121

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.

18 of 50 programs could be assessed 36% 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 Administration	Master's Degree	$101,544	+$64,568	clears the bar	$72,115	1.1 yrs	101
Law	First Professional Degree	$100,524	+$63,548	clears the bar	$162,945	2.6 yrs	96
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$63,255	+$26,279	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	40
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$29,678 1-year earnings	-$7,298	falls short	$24,547	insufficient data	33
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,197	+$8,221	clears the bar	$23,000	2.8 yrs	30
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$54,657	+$17,681	clears the bar	$21,750	1.2 yrs	28
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,407	+$26,431	clears the bar	$20,915	0.8 yrs	24
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$59,337	+$22,361	clears the bar	$25,343	1.1 yrs	23
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$70,412	+$33,436	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	19
History	Bachelor's Degree	$22,555 1-year earnings	-$14,421	falls short	$17,375	insufficient data	18
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,060	+$13,084	clears the bar	$20,250	1.5 yrs	17
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$32,256	-$4,720	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$29,312 1-year earnings	-$7,664	falls short	$21,791	insufficient data	15
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$27,044 1-year earnings	-$9,932	falls short	$21,511	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,506	+$52,530	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	11
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$100,650	+$63,674	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$79,592	+$42,616	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	9
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$44,870	+$7,894	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Archeology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Law	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.