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title: Pacific University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Forest Grove, OR
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $60,583 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,184 – $86,206 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,036 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 67% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $72,374 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,583 | derived |

**67% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,036 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $25,366 to $113,746 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $113,746 | $148,580 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $111,515 | $216,605 |
| Optometry. | Doctoral Degree | $89,820 | $205,643 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Doctoral Degree | $75,826 | $177,722 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $71,156 | $144,000 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,477 | $22,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $66,614 | $256,017 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,338 | $92,127 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,860 | $51,166 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,877 | $70,328 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $44,884 | $39,568 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $43,418 | $101,251 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $38,959 | $57,621 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,734 | $26,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,273 | $25,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,792 | $26,485 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,601 | $26,372 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,366 | $26,348 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Pacific University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?209612

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