Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Oregon, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
10 schools in Oregon run programs that feed this job, graduating 697 people a year. The job pays a median of $72,420 in Oregon across about 150 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Oregon that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
7 programs in Oregon that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Oregon (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oregon page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 45.0101In Oregon → | 482 | 69.2% | 6 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 2 | CIP 30.2001In Oregon → | 81 | 11.6% | 5 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 3 | CIP 04.0301In Oregon → | 57 | 8.2% | 2 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 4 | CIP 45.1201In Oregon → | 37 | 5.3% | 1 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
| 5 | CIP 45.9999In Oregon → | 31 | 4.4% | 1 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 6 | CIP 45.1103In Oregon → | 7 | 1.0% | 1 | $34,099 | $25,000 |
| 7 | CIP 30.2701In Oregon → | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | $31,690 | $17,312 |
Top 10 schools in Oregon
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 10 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR Public · 3 feeder programs | 326 | Social Sciences, General | $38,147 | 72% | — | 88% |
| 2 | Portland State University Portland, OR Public · 4 feeder programs | 294 | Social Sciences, General | $35,093 | 53% | — | 91% |
| 3 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Social Sciences, Other | $42,347 | 43% | — | 98% |
| 4 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Public · 3 feeder programs | 17 | Rural Sociology | $39,193 | 70% | — | 77% |
| 5 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Social Sciences, General | $34,245 | 47% | — | 98% |
| 6 | Willamette University Salem, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 71% | $20,345 | 77% |
| 7 | Warner Pacific University Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Social Sciences, General | — | 49% | $19,343 | 71% |
| 8 | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Social Sciences, General | $41,835 | 43% | — | 89% |
| 9 | University of Portland Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Human Biology | — | 80% | $33,822 | 89% |
| 10 | Linfield University McMinnville, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 70% | $26,243 | 85% |
All 10 schools in Oregon
Every school in Oregon with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon | Eugene | Public | 326 | 3 |
| Portland State University | Portland | Public | 294 | 4 |
| Eastern Oregon University | La Grande | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | Public | 17 | 3 |
| Western Oregon University | Monmouth | Public | 15 | 1 |
| Willamette University | Salem | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Southern Oregon University | Ashland | Public | 2 | 1 |
| University of Portland | Portland | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| Linfield University | McMinnville | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Oregon
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. Oregon pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Oregon
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Oregon
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Oregon.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Social Sciences, General, which awarded 482 degrees in Oregon in 2024-25, 69.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, International/Globalization Studies, City/Urban, Urban Studies/Affairs, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 697 people a year in Oregon.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Oregon?+
The median is $72,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.8% below the U.S. median of $72,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Oregon?+
10 institutions in Oregon reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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