Psychology at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 13 graduates a year

$34,736
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,650
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,706
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#151 of 1027
Rank by pay
#124 of 1027
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,442
Median federal debt

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates in psychology earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Compares for Psychology

All 1027 colleges reporting psychology 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
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$99,007$86,756#2$51,959
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$91,787$98,415#1—
3Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$86,896$80,040#4—
4Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$82,433$83,835#3—
5George Washington University Washington, DC$79,187$69,388#22—
6Cornell University Ithaca, NY$78,049$74,286#13$36,630
7Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$75,742$68,920#23$38,587
8Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA$75,059$68,348#24$44,163
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$74,939$76,214#7$40,942
10Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$74,466$75,733#8$50,040
…
148Heritage University Toppenish, WA$57,815$53,177#322—
149Western New England University Springfield, MA$57,681$50,794#476$33,825
150Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$57,650$57,990#123$34,736
151Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$57,650$57,990#124$34,736
152University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$57,575$50,529#492$35,933
153University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$57,489$50,625#488$40,054
154University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$57,477$61,681#70$31,804

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
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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $34,736 one year after graduating and $57,650 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1027 colleges reporting earnings for psychology graduates, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ranks #151 by median pay four years after graduation, and #124 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for psychology ($50,706), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,442.

← 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.