Graduates of University of Oregon earn median 4-year earnings of $62,174, placing University of Oregon in the 52.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $43 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Oregon #688 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 535 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $83,543, ranked #10 nationally in its major. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication reports 470 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,410, ranked #8 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,810, ranked #150 nationally in its major. Social Sciences, General reports 236 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,532, ranked #11 nationally in its major.
Graduates of University of Oregon earn median 4-year earnings of $62,174, placing University of Oregon in the 52.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $43 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Oregon #688 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 535 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $83,543, ranked #10 nationally in its major. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication reports 470 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,410, ranked #8 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,810, ranked #150 nationally in its major. Social Sciences, General reports 236 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,532, ranked #11 nationally in its major.
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Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $20,139 in debt with typical earnings.
Graduates of University of Oregon earn median 4-year earnings of $62,174, placing University of Oregon in the 52.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $43 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Oregon #688 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 535 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $83,543, ranked #10 nationally in its major. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication reports 470 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,410, ranked #8 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,810, ranked #150 nationally in its major. Social Sciences, General reports 236 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,532, ranked #11 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
University of Oregon's program mix is anchored in social sciences, business, and media-adjacent fields — a signature that reflects the university's research identity and its location in a mid-size Pacific Northwest city. Social Sciences is the institution's largest concentration, with Business/Commerce, General (535 graduates) having the highest enrollment, followed by Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (470 graduates) and Psychology, General (374 graduates). The program mix draws meaningfully from Social Sciences (19% of graduates), Business (14%), and Arts (7%), giving the university a broad, humanities-and-social-sciences-leaning portfolio across 51 programs serving roughly 4,372 students annually. The strongest financial outcomes cluster in business and quantitative fields. Business/Commerce, General anchors the institution's economic profile, combining significant cohort scale with competitive median four-year earnings. Azimuth ranks Business/Commerce, General #10 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $83,543. Azimuth ranks Economics #137 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $75,695, and Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication #10 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning $73,410. See how Azimuth evaluates programs for the full methodology. Several of the university's most popular programs are grad-school-dependent pathways — fields like Social Sciences and Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences where a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional study, and four-year earnings undercount the longer-term trajectory. Business, accounting, and finance programs, by contrast, are high-mobility direct-to-workforce pathways where graduates enter the labor market immediately and four-year earnings reflect actual outcomes. The provides context for how University of Oregon's dominant program families align with national labor-market demand.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of University of Oregon earn median 4-year earnings of $62,174, placing University of Oregon in the 52.2 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $43 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Oregon #688 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business/Commerce, General reports 535 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $83,543, ranked #10 nationally in its major. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication reports 470 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,410, ranked #8 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 374 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,810, ranked #150 nationally in its major. Social Sciences, General reports 236 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,532, ranked #11 nationally in its major.
