Portland State University
Portland State University is a public college in Portland, OR. Its average net price is $8,337 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,255 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,757 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $7,522 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $10,215 |
| $110,001 and up | $17,621 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $53,005 |
| 8 years after entry | $59,190 |
| 10 years after entry | $62,447 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $63,873 n=239 | $23,000 n=160 |
| Anthropology | $34,061 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Architecture | $47,559 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $24,873 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $49,763 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Biology | $39,784 n=163 | $22,123 n=150 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $60,449 n=346 | $19,500 n=226 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $37,245 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $22,066 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $74,330 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $19,783 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $31,178 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $26,735 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Communications | $46,427 n=115 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | $21,919 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Computer Science | $83,156 n=216 | $23,285 n=144 |
| Criminal Justice | $49,260 n=175 | $25,154 n=149 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $43,283 n=120 | $23,723 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $56,793 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,249 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,652 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $21,913 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,494 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $20,483 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $41,645 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $24,955 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $30,071 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $60,668 n=148 | $20,469 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $42,900 n=160 | $22,500 n=141 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $33,981 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $19,504 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $46,606 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $23,075 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $59,188 n=156 | $24,534 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $39,765 n=194 | $26,166 n=216 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Marketing | $47,931 n=231 | $18,547 n=165 |
| Mathematics | $53,452 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $24,808 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $78,377 n=148 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $38,318 n=114 | $20,832 n=147 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $38,339 n=113 | $25,166 n=113 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $41,300 National median for this major n=472 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,448 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $23,833 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Psychology | $40,195 n=394 | $22,917 n=414 |
| Public Health | $49,137 n=137 | $27,692 n=118 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | $22,712 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,546 n=216 | $27,192 n=346 |
| Social Work | $43,124 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $25,000 n=116 |
| Sociology | $42,662 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $24,960 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $30,133 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $27,499 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | $28,050 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | $34,413 National median for this major n=488 | Not published |
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