Degree Programs Overview

Southern Oregon University offers 107 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 1,023 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Southern Oregon. 621 students completed bachelor's programs and 209 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Southern Oregon. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's52NOT OFFERED621219402
Master's19NOT OFFERED20971138
Post-Graduate Certificate36NOT OFFERED19354139

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Southern Oregon University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Business Administration, Management and Operations program has the highest salary ($47,745) after graduation and the Criminal Justice and Corrections program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $42,371 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations $47,745$3,979$25,000$265
Criminal Justice and Corrections $42,371$3,531$20,500$217
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $40,135$3,345$23,000$244
Communication $34,974$2,915$20,363$216
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $33,557$2,796$21,350$226
Psychology, General $32,403$2,700$22,021$233
Visual and Performing Arts, General $26,467$2,206$20,833$221
Fine and Studio Arts $19,980$1,665--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $50,405$4,200$41,182$468
Education, General $50,120$4,177$32,483$369
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions $47,221$3,935$58,517$666

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Southern Oregon University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 88 and the Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Post-Bachelor Certificate program has the second most completers of 81 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 256 NOT OFFERED 0
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 130 NOT OFFERED 4
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4448 NOT OFFERED 5
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED 0
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Teacher Education, Multiple LevelsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36 NOT OFFERED 0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 06 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Botany/Plant BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 70 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational and Applied MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cultural Resource Management and Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology and AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 420 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ActingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 92 NOT OFFERED 2
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7088 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
E-Commerce/Electronic CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7088 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
E-Commerce/Electronic CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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