University of Western States
Portland, Oregon · Also known as Western States Chiropractic College · Website
$27,382
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$27,382
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Western States is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Portland, Oregon. Former students earn a median $27,382 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
$27,382
Rank 4,289 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 0
- Graduate students
- 959
- Women
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 15
- Endowment
- $3.35M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,289 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $16,940 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $11,997 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 88% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 56% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $13,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $26,840 | $35,390 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $27,382 | $39,477 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 44% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
15 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiropracticProfessional | Professional | 154 | $201,184 | $55,134 | $69,126 | $61,163 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,681 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 125 | $39,394 | $49,575 | $55,740 | $62,269 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 47 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $60,446 | $70,189 | $81,651 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 30 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,965 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesOnlineProfessional | Professional | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | - | $41,000 | $36,971 | $61,497 | $62,033 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessDoctoral | Doctoral | - | Withheld | $77,396 | Withheld | $81,993 |
| ChiropracticMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | $33,787 | $29,652 |
| Radiology Residency/Fellowship ProgramsMaster's | Master's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do University of Western States graduates earn?
$27,382 a year is the median pay of former University of Western States students who work, 10 years after they started ($26,840 after 6 years). That ranks 4,289 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Doctoral) at $77,396.
What are the most popular majors at University of Western States?
Chiropractic (154 professional graduates), Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (131 bachelor's graduates), Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (125 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 15 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.