10-yr median earnings
$27,382
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Portland, Oregon
University of Western States
University of Western States is a private nonprofit institution in Portland, Oregon. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $27,382
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
University of Western States posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 16th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- +2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Doctoral/Prof
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this University of Western States profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral/Professional Universities"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
32/100
University of Western States
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$27,382
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
71.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - University of Western States vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How University of Western States ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
University of Western States: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,382 16th percentile higher than 16% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | University of Western States | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,382 | #4296 of 5103 | 16th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 0 | #5462 of 5462 | 0th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
0
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$27,382
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How University of Western States ranks in Oregon
State rank among 59 reporting Oregon colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | University of Western States | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,382 | #47 of 59 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 0 | #65 of 65 | 0th |
Highest former-student earnings in Oregon
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Health & Science University | $101,028 | - |
| 2 | University of Portland | $82,804 | $28,210 |
| 3 | Linfield University | $78,638 | $26,536 |
| 4 | Oregon Institute of Technology | $72,273 | $15,706 |
| 5 | Oregon State University | $64,010 | $19,604 |
| 6 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | $64,010 | $18,048 |
| 7 | Reed College | $62,927 | $33,013 |
| 8 | Lewis & Clark College | $62,205 | $36,013 |
| 9 | University of Oregon | $61,324 | $22,182 |
| 10 | Pacific University | $60,583 | $35,273 |
| 11 | George Fox University | $59,761 | $31,679 |
| 12 | Portland State University | $57,906 | $9,552 |
| 47 | University of Western StatesThis school | $27,382 | - |
Outcomes
$26,840
Median Earnings (6yr)
64.4%
Earning Over $25K
71.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $26,840 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,382 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 64.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 71.2% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 3 | 166 | $62,475 | $70,189 | $40,197 |
| First Professional | 1 | 154 | $69,126 | $69,126 | $201,184 |
| Certificate | 1 | 0 | $33,787 | $33,787 | - |
| Doctoral | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Top programs at University of Western States by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Health Professions and Rel…
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
$70,189 median earnings
- Chiropractic
Chiropractic
$69,126 median earnings
- Sports, Kinesiology, and P…
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$61,497 median earnings
- Dietetics and Clinical Nut…
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
$55,740 median earnings
- Somatic Bodywork and Relat…
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
$33,787 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's | 30 | $70,189 | - |
| Chiropractic | First Professional | 154 | $69,126 | $201,184 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's | - | $61,497 | $41,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's | 136 | $55,740 | $39,394 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | - | $33,787 | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Doctoral | - | - | - |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for University of Western States? ▼
University of Western States is a private nonprofit institution in Portland, Oregon.
How much do University of Western States former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at University of Western States who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $27,382 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $26,840.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.