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Southeastern Oklahoma State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduates earn?

The reported median is $56,329 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$972 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $56,329, in the 37th percentile nationally. That is $972 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the return in the 36th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,448 less than expects for similar students.

That gap sits at the 50th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,074.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,522. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,371.

The earnings scenarios run from $42,173 on the downside to $76,447 on the upside, a range tied to the program mix. At the higher end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $95,825 four years after completion, from 8 degrees awarded a year.

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians follows at $66,785, with 70 degrees awarded.

An estimated 23.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$56,329
Rank for difference from expectations
50th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Southeastern Oklahoma State University reported median
$56,329
Peer schools comparable schools · $972 above Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,448 above Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$57,777

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $42,173 to $76,447, around the reported median of $56,329. Compare the lower scenario with Southeastern Oklahoma State University borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$42,173
Median · reported
$56,329
Higher estimate
$76,447

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduates’ reported earnings are $1,448 below that expectation, the 50th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$2,074
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$3,522
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
-$1,448

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at Southeastern Oklahoma State University report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning programs at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are not the ones awarding the most degrees. Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $95,825 four years after completion, but the program awards only 8 degrees a year.

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians is both the second-largest program and the second-highest earner, with 70 degrees awarded and median earnings of $66,785. Azimuth ranks it #8 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field, and #1 in Oklahoma.

Liberal Arts and General Studies, the largest program at 81 degrees awarded, posts median earnings of $52,418 and ranks #73 nationally. Management Science awards 46 degrees with median earnings of $53,029; Azimuth ranks it #62 nationally and #1 in Oklahoma.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University has 6 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, and the strongest of them is Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. Azimuth ranks it #8 within its field and #1 in Oklahoma.

The program awarded 70 degrees, and its completers earned a median of $66,785 four years after completion. The largest program is Liberal Arts and General Studies, at 81 degrees a year.

Its completers earn a median of $52,418, and Azimuth ranks it #73 nationally. The highest earnings belong to a much smaller field.

Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn a median of $95,825 four years out, from just 8 degrees awarded. The program mix is broad: Business accounts for 20.9% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & General Studies at 14.5% and Engineering Technologies at 12.5%.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$95,825
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
$66,785
Accounting and Related Services
$61,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
$53,029
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$52,418
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$51,523
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$49,672
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
$49,466

Explore Southeastern Oklahoma State University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $42,173, a typical outcome of $56,329, and an upside of $76,447. The spread reflects the variation across fields.

At the high end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $95,825 four years out. Among the largest programs with published earnings, Psychology sits at the lower end at $35,428.

At Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the median earnings four years after completion stand at $56,329 for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled. That figure is $972 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $1,448 less than the model expects for similar students. The earnings cohort behind these figures numbers 793 completers.

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix put the typical outcome at $56,329, with a downside scenario of $42,173 and an upside scenario of $76,447. An estimated 23.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.