Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University is a public college in Ashland, OR. Its average net price is $20,998 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 | $20,999 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $16,370 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,754 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,559 |
| $110,001 and up | $27,062 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $43,653 |
| 8 years after entry | $49,770 |
| 10 years after entry | $54,657 |
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 | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,285 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $49,407 n=113 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $38,256 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $48,120 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $23,021 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Dispute Resolution | Not published | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,451 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | $36,977 National median for this major n=166 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Human Services, General | $41,637 National median for this major n=5,838 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | $76,818 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $36,329 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $21,267 n=100 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | $22,833 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sociology and Anthropology | $37,664 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $20,124 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $42,615 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $34,444 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
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