Which Southern Oregon University major has the lowest debt?

Sociology and Anthropology graduates leave with a median of $20,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 Southern Oregon University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Southern Oregon University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,762 a year, and $31,887 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,732 a year.

How many Southern Oregon University programs report graduate pay?

17 bachelor's programs at Southern Oregon University report first-year pay, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

Southern Oregon University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Ashland, OR
2,751 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 Southern Oregon University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Management Information Systems pays the most in the first year ($59,328), and Visual and Performing Arts the least ($17,228). The median program pays $33,930.

In-state tuition and fees$12,762Per year. Out-of-state $31,887

Average net price after aid$16,732Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 17 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Oregon" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Oregon. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Oregon
1	Management Information SystemsGraduates a year not reported	$59,328	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
2	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$51,167	Not reported	$33,500	5th of 5
3	Business AdministrationAbout 70 graduates a year	$48,074	$61,883	$27,000	4th of 9
4	Social SciencesAbout 5 graduates a year	$41,835	Not reported	$27,167	1st of 5
5	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 9 graduates a year	$41,454	Not reported	$29,271	1st of 5
6	Teacher EducationAbout 23 graduates a year	$41,136	$54,664	$28,906	5th of 6
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 41 graduates a year	$40,553	$52,622	$22,000	2nd of 3
8	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year	$35,222	$44,816	$23,000	1st of 8
9	BiologyAbout 29 graduates a year	$33,930	Not reported	$27,000	5th of 14
10	PsychologyAbout 76 graduates a year	$31,627	$51,304	$25,000	9th of 14
11	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 25 graduates a year	$30,632	Not reported	$23,543	4th of 6
12	CommunicationsAbout 25 graduates a year	$30,422	$44,790	$23,584	8th of 10
13	HistoryAbout 11 graduates a year	$28,067	Not reported	$21,500	2nd of 5
14	Sociology and AnthropologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$27,702	Not reported	$20,000	1st of 2
15	TheatreAbout 42 graduates a year	$20,668	Not reported	$21,750	3rd of 3
16	Parks and RecreationAbout 8 graduates a year	$19,139	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
17	Visual and Performing ArtsGraduates a year not reported	$17,228	$35,291	$24,500	1st of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Oregon ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Oregon programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Management Information Systems$59,328
Computer and Information Science$51,167
Business Administration$48,074
Social Sciences$41,835
Other Interdisciplinary Studies$41,454

Lowest median debt

Sociology and Anthropology$20,000
History$21,500
Theatre$21,750
Criminal Justice$22,000
Kinesiology and Exercise Science$23,000

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 76 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 70 graduates a year
TheatreAbout 42 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 41 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 32 graduates a year

Common questions

Management Information Systems graduates earn a median of $59,328 in their first year, the most of 17 Southern Oregon University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oregon rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels