Which Oregon psychology program has the lowest debt?

University of Oregon reports the lowest median federal debt, $22,122, with first-year pay of $31,398.

How much do psychology graduates earn in Oregon?

The median across 14 Oregon psychology bachelor's programs is $32,422 in the first year after graduating and $49,728 five years after.

How many psychology bachelor's programs are in Oregon?

14 Oregon programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

Psychology (Bachelor's) Programs in Oregon, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

14 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Psychology, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Oregon psychology bachelor's program pays its graduates $32,422 in their first year, $943 more than the national median. Pacific University reports the highest first-year pay ($34,930), and University of Oregon the lowest median debt ($22,122).

Median first-year pay$32,422National $31,479

Median pay after 5 years$49,728National $49,019

Median federal debt$24,523National $25,624

Debt-to-earnings76%National 78%

All 14 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Pacific UniversityForest Grove · private nonprofit	$34,930	$53,506	$27,000	77%
2	Oregon StateCorvallis · public	$34,736	$49,486	$25,340	73%
3	Linfield UniversityMcMinnville · private nonprofit	$34,628	$54,744	$27,000	78%
4	Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth · public	$34,038	$49,368	$23,448	69%
5	Portland StatePortland · public	$33,179	$48,227	$24,499	74%
6	Reed CollegePortland · private nonprofit	$32,634	Not reported	$22,844	70%
7	George Fox UniversityNewberg · private nonprofit	$32,599	Not reported	$24,000	74%
8	Corban UniversitySalem · private nonprofit	$32,244	$41,940	$23,000	71%
9	Southern Oregon UniversityAshland · public	$31,627	$51,304	$25,000	79%
10	University of OregonEugene · public	$31,398	$52,902	$22,122	70%
11	Willamette UniversitySalem · private nonprofit	$29,678	$46,601	$24,547	83%
12	University of PortlandPortland · private nonprofit	$28,420	$62,399	$22,494	79%
13	Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande · public	$27,698	$44,016	$25,000	90%
14	Lewis & Clark CollegePortland · private nonprofit	$26,790	$49,969	$25,745	96%

Debt and first-year pay at every Oregon psychology program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oregon medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to psychology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

$134,350

Median pay in Oregon. 540 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $93,600Top 10%: $163,340

Social Science Research Assistants

$56,770

Median pay in Oregon. 220 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,150Top 10%: $85,110

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$174,980

Median pay in Oregon. 60 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 300 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $92,450Top 10%: $174,980

Common questions

Pacific University in Forest Grove reports the highest median first-year pay, $34,930. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Psychology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked875 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the psychology bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024