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Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Bend, OR 1,054 Undergrads 65.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$27,461
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,722
After Aid
Median Earnings
$64,010
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$17,722
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$64,010
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate65.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time59.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS78.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
68.4%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -61875th: -
SAT Math
25th: -60575th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2575th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$548k
+$151k
+$64k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$484k
+$88k
-$265
Full Cost$27k/yr
+$449k
+$53k
-$35k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
36
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
Never
-0%
Full Cost$27k/yr
Never
-36%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return32%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-44%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$19,962
Earnings (5yr)
$76,958
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$16,455
Earnings (5yr)
$71,577
Lifetime Value Added
+$67k
Agricultural Engineering
BachCIP: 1403
Median Debt
$24,057
Earnings (2yr)
$48,041
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (5yr)
$50,564
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$21,391
Earnings (5yr)
$54,287
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$55,684
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Apparel and Textiles
BachCIP: 1909
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$36,848
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$22,735
Earnings (2yr)
$18,315
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$54,017
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$96,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$69,262
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$95,971
Lifetime Value Added
+$250k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$23,916
Earnings (5yr)
$70,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$89,866
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$19,828
Earnings (5yr)
$56,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$22,721
Earnings (5yr)
$109,905
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
Construction Engineering
BachCIP: 1433
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$106,199
Lifetime Value Added
+$326k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$53,265
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$76,531
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,237
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$22,664
Earnings (5yr)
$105,331
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
$28,067
Earnings (5yr)
$90,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$44,804
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
BachCIP: 1414
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$81,214
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
BachCIP: 1902
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,739
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,470
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
BachCIP: 0303
Median Debt
$26,639
Earnings (5yr)
$49,281
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Food Science and Technology
BachCIP: 0110
Median Debt
$20,945
Earnings (5yr)
$61,467
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
$22,992
Earnings (5yr)
$61,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Forest Engineering
BachCIP: 1434
Median Debt
$19,196
Earnings (5yr)
$78,198
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k
Forestry
BachCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,096
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$187k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$67,728
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,069
Earnings (5yr)
$60,964
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
BachCIP: 5111
Median Debt
$22,731
Earnings (5yr)
$103,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$22,431
Earnings (5yr)
$51,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$23,028
Earnings (5yr)
$49,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$21,899
Earnings (5yr)
$92,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
International/Global Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,538
Lifetime Value Added
-$324k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$20,211
Earnings (5yr)
$52,570
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$77,803
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Manufacturing Engineering
BachCIP: 1436
Median Debt
$20,653
Earnings (5yr)
$92,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,250
Earnings (5yr)
$68,673
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$19,166
Earnings (5yr)
$63,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$23,168
Earnings (5yr)
$94,649
Lifetime Value Added
+$240k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
$21,666
Earnings (5yr)
$70,583
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$19,384
Earnings (2yr)
$15,552
Lifetime Value Added
-$389k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$55,537
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$25,666
Earnings (5yr)
$45,158
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Natural Sciences
BachCIP: 3018
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,393
Lifetime Value Added
+$372k
Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$94,372
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
$20,104
Earnings (5yr)
$50,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$191k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$24,005
Earnings (5yr)
$53,355
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,286
Earnings (5yr)
$59,150
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$22,442
Earnings (5yr)
$49,486
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,183
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$22,127
Earnings (5yr)
$52,443
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (2yr)
$37,424
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,476
Lifetime Value Added
-$279k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$18,864
Earnings (5yr)
$52,350
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Sustainability Studies
BachCIP: 3033
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
BachCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,748
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$24,596
Earnings (5yr)
$36,871
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$46,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,312
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,640
Lifetime Value Added
+$369k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,023
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Forestry
MastCIP: 0305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,924
Lifetime Value Added
+$209k
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$103,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$436k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
MastCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,952
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$36,176
Earnings (5yr)
$79,489
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Public Policy Analysis
MastCIP: 4405
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,938
Lifetime Value Added
+$183k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,178
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$51,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,638
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$35,450
Earnings (5yr)
$53,677
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$66,005
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Doctoral Degrees
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$124,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
Professional Degrees
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$145,667
Earnings (5yr)
$153,136
Lifetime Value Added
+$616k
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$158,163
Earnings (5yr)
$106,174
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.