Political Science and Government at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 2 graduates a year

$39,157
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,354
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$63,293
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#250 of 565
Rank by pay
#214 of 565
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,286
Median federal debt

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates in political science and government earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Compares for Political Science and Government

All 565 colleges reporting political science and government 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
1Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$121,729$106,831#2—
2Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$106,153$97,778#5$72,618
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$102,789$112,286#1$46,843
4Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$100,245$95,412#11$61,077
5Colby College Waterville, ME$96,621$102,683#3$54,353
6Harvard University Cambridge, MA$95,838$84,395#27$61,543
7Cornell University Ithaca, NY$95,391$90,792#17$60,292
8Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA$95,190$86,679#20—
9University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$94,297$101,163#4$55,316
10Trinity College Hartford, CT$94,097$84,717#25$42,979
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247Willamette University Salem, OR$63,407$63,781#212$35,162
248Roger Williams University Bristol, RI$63,405$62,447#247$37,327
249Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$63,354$63,727#213$39,157
250Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$63,354$63,727#214$39,157
251Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$63,347$67,601#142$41,710
252University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$63,318$57,615#364$31,976
253University of Vermont Burlington, VT$63,279$64,993#188$31,594

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—
Economics$70,436$45,708#268 of 368
Food Science and Technology$63,531$43,923#25 of 29
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 political science and government graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,157 one year after graduating and $63,354 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oregon State University-Cascades Campus rank for political science and government?

Among 565 colleges reporting earnings for political science and government graduates, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ranks #250 by median pay four years after graduation, and #214 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is political science and government at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for political science and government ($63,293), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,286.

← All data for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Methodology

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.