{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-12","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-oregon/majors/economics","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":209551,"cip4":"45.06","school_slug":"university-of-oregon","major_slug":"economics"},"school":{"name":"University of Oregon","city":"Eugene","state":"OR","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-oregon","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/university-of-oregon.json"},"major":{"name":"Economics","area":"Business & Finance","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":45941,"median_earnings_4yr":75695,"median_debt":19305,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.255,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":368,"median_earnings_4yr":79489,"median_debt":22907},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"OR","colleges_reporting":7,"median_earnings_4yr":75482,"difference":213},"us":{"colleges_reporting":368,"median_earnings_4yr":79489,"difference":-3794},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.2,"finished_in_4_years":0.5933,"finished_within_6_years":0.7148,"cohort":3860,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":36549,"geography":"OR","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":4405,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in OR (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":75695,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":15909,"cost_to_finish":66818,"payback_years":1.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.7 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":15760,"cost_to_finish":66192,"payback_years":1.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.7 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":18364,"cost_to_finish":77129,"payback_years":2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.0 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":24704,"cost_to_finish":103757,"payback_years":2.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.7 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":31021,"cost_to_finish":130288,"payback_years":3.3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"3.3 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":3,"of":7,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":209922,"name":"Reed College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":92453,"median_debt":22842,"net_price_average":33013,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.715,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/reed-college/majors/economics"},{"ipeds_unitid":209056,"name":"Lewis & Clark College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":81567,"median_debt":25246,"net_price_average":36013,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.754,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/lewis-and-clark-college/majors/economics"},{"ipeds_unitid":209551,"name":"University of Oregon","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":75695,"median_debt":19305,"net_price_average":22182,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.717,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-oregon/majors/economics"},{"ipeds_unitid":209807,"name":"Portland State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":75482,"median_debt":24949,"net_price_average":9552,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.527,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/portland-state-university/majors/economics"},{"ipeds_unitid":209542,"name":"Oregon State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":70436,"median_debt":23849,"net_price_average":19604,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.701,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/oregon-state-university/majors/economics"},{"ipeds_unitid":440828,"name":"Oregon State University-Cascades Campus","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":70436,"median_debt":23849,"net_price_average":18048,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.556,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/oregon-state-university-cascades-campus/majors/economics"},{"ipeds_unitid":210401,"name":"Willamette University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":63255,"median_debt":19500,"net_price_average":25121,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.712,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/willamette-university/majors/economics"}],"careers":[{"soc":"25-2031","title":"Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education","median_wage_metro":79900,"metro":"Eugene-Springfield, OR","median_wage_state":79570,"median_wage_us":72040,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":-0.2,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"13-1161","title":"Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists","median_wage_metro":64520,"metro":"Eugene-Springfield, OR","median_wage_state":79150,"median_wage_us":78760,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":7,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"15-2051","title":"Data Scientists","median_wage_metro":107130,"metro":"Eugene-Springfield, OR","median_wage_state":125990,"median_wage_us":120230,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":34.6,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":22182,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":15909,"30-48k":15760,"48-75k":18364,"75-110k":24704,"110k+":31021},"acceptance_rate":0.883,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.717,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}