+16%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Western Oregon University rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.3k → $11.9k).
Oregon · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon. 3,211 undergraduate students. 162 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Western Oregon University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Western Oregon University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5% → 0.0%).
-14%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Western Oregon University fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (3.6k → 3.1k).
-14%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Western Oregon University fell 14% between 2017 and 2020 ($24.0k → $20.6k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Oregon
Each tile compares this institution to the Oregon median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$51,815+22% · 6→10y
Oregon median $40,968$42,537
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry44.8%+15% · '97→'24
Oregon median 57.5%$15,000+258% · '97→'20
At program completion3,211-18% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS76.3%+12% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time98.7%+5% · '01→'24
latest cohort$11,025+255% · '00→'24
out-of-state $30,735SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.9%Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $51,815 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+71%
Western Oregon University · completion · 100% rose
17.0% → 29.1%
+12%
Western Oregon University · retention rose
65.0% → 72.7%
+255%
Western Oregon University · in-state tuition rose
$3,342 → $11,879
+200%
Western Oregon University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,860 → $32,534
+258%
Western Oregon University · median debt rose
$5,762 → $20,609
-100%
Western Oregon University · cohort default rate fell
5.4% → 0.0%
+32%
Western Oregon University · pell share rose
31.1% → 41.1%
+24%
Western Oregon University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$41,800 → $51,815
+22%
Western Oregon University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,200 → $46,467
+27%
Western Oregon University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,400 → $42,537
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer and Information Sciences, General.$79,664Biology, General.$64,559Communication and Media Studies.$62,300Special Education and Teaching.$60,174Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$57,964Criminal Justice and Corrections.$56,961Social Sciences, General.$55,823Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$55,539Business/Commerce, General.$54,598Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$51,508Gerontology.$49,507Public Health.$49,490Psychology, General.$49,368American Sign Language.$46,831English Language and Literature, General.$45,297Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$44,645
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
16 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Western Oregon University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$99,894
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 20
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $17,265
- HS-only baseline · OR
- $38,420
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Oregon
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Western Oregon University graduates earn $X” — not “Western Oregon University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Western Oregon University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.