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2026 Highest Paid Communication Sciences Grads in Oregon

[Communication Sciences](/majors/health-care-professions/communication-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a communication sciences degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where communication sciences graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Communication Sciences Grads in Oregon

2026 Highest Paid Communication Sciences Grads in Oregon

Below are the schools whose communication sciences graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Communication Sciences Graduates

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

$64,177 Average Early-Career Salary

Pacific University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid communication sciences graduates in Oregon. Located in the suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution. Communication Sciences graduates of Pacific University earn a median of about $64,177 a year early in their careers.

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

$65,488 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at Portland State University earned it the #2 place for communication sciences. Portland State University is a public school located in the city of Portland. Early-career communication sciences graduates from Portland State University make a median of around $65,488 per year.

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University Of Oregon
Eugene, OR

$63,844 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in communication sciences will find them at University Of Oregon, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Eugene, University Of Oregon is a public institution. Communication Sciences graduates of University Of Oregon earn a median of about $63,844 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their communication sciences graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.