Economics at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 3 graduates a year

$45,708
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,436
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,686
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#268 of 368
Rank by pay
#256 of 368
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates in economics earn 15% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Compares for Economics

All 368 colleges reporting economics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Williams College Williamstown, MA$166,678$146,777#5$80,888
2Duke University Durham, NC$161,149$172,936#1$98,649
3Princeton University Princeton, NJ$160,763$141,099#6$103,041
4University of Chicago Chicago, IL$159,578$156,784#2$92,075
5Harvard University Cambridge, MA$155,592$137,015#8$103,993
6Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$152,929$140,863#7$94,675
7Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA$146,524$133,327#9$89,505
8Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$144,886$147,350#4$86,284
9Yale University New Haven, CT$142,936$128,688#17$82,617
10Amherst College Amherst, MA$141,730$124,808#19$90,568
…
265University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$70,552$62,128#322$46,523
266Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA$70,473$62,059#323$43,682
267Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$70,436$70,851#255$45,708
268Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$70,436$70,851#256$45,708
269California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$70,290$63,959#309$49,312
270Washington State University Pullman, WA$70,215$64,583#307$39,762
271Florida International University Miami, FL$70,022$74,529#224$42,314

Other Majors at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,405$85,376#75 of 349
Construction Engineering$105,964$80,936#4 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,359$77,636#59 of 258
Physics$103,167$48,169#6 of 107
Industrial Engineering$101,653$78,425#29 of 94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,182$48,134#30 of 118
Engineering$94,278$71,549#10 of 19
Nuclear Engineering$94,105$69,657#10 of 12
Mechanical Engineering$93,740$68,686#113 of 318
Chemical Engineering$92,741$71,618#111 of 158
Civil Engineering$89,822$70,635#58 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$88,149$63,000#61 of 166
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,699$68,223#7 of 46
Manufacturing Engineering$85,369$72,154#12 of 15
Agricultural Engineering$81,691$54,095#20 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,427$52,156#215 of 452
Chemistry$78,417$41,779#27 of 209
Accounting and Related Services$75,219$53,694#350 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,660$47,555#264 of 1176
Marketing$73,205$45,015#143 of 516
Mathematics$72,318$45,204#137 of 309
Agricultural Business and Management$72,311$52,031#17 of 77
Forest Engineering$72,107$51,279—
Food Science and Technology$63,531$43,923#25 of 29
Political Science and Government$63,354$39,157#250 of 565
Public Health$62,633$40,682#66 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$61,096$40,737#145 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$60,434$35,614#78 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,184$23,086#17 of 50
Plant Sciences$57,950$38,397#20 of 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oregon State University-Cascades Campus economics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,708 one year after graduating and $70,436 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oregon State University-Cascades Campus rank for economics?

Among 368 colleges reporting earnings for economics graduates, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ranks #268 by median pay four years after graduation, and #256 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is economics at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% less than the national median for economics ($82,686), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.