Bachelor's Degree · Portland, OR
At Portland State University, the Biological and Physical Sciences bachelor's degree program reported $57,303 median earnings four years after completion and $27,500 median federal debt among 119 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $57,303, five-year median earnings were $65,769, and median federal debt was $27,500 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 7 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 29th percentile and debt was lower than about 0% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 29% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 0% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 7 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Portland State University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Portland, Oregon · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $57,303 four-year median earnings, $27,500 median federal debt, 119 working graduates, and 7 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $57,303 four years after completion and $65,769 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $27,500 across a reported debt cohort of 147 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 30.01 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
