by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Oregon State University. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
Oregon State University awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 12,944 undergraduate · 4,232 graduate (17,176 total)
The most popular majors at Oregon State University, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,588 |
| Computer Science. | 1,130 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 584 |
| Psychology, General. | 414 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 389 |
Among Oregon State University programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | $114,696 |
| Computer Science. | $74,600 |
| Construction Engineering. | $73,542 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $70,654 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $68,431 |
The majors at Oregon State University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,588 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 389 | $68,431 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
175 | $70,654 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Water Resources Engineering. |
152 | $64,266 |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 102 | NA |
| Chemical Engineering. | 101 | $62,085 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 81 | $65,943 |
| Construction Engineering. | 71 | $73,542 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
51 | $45,073 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 50 | $47,169 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 46 | $49,575 |
| Forest Engineering. | 42 | $50,115 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 35 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 32 | $41,541 |
| Architectural Engineering. | 30 | NA |
| Engineering, Other. | 11 | $63,172 |
| Engineering Science. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 1,130 | $74,600 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
15 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Artificial Intelligence. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Operations Management and Supervision. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Research and Development Management. |
584 | $47,216 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
116 | $40,969 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
115 | $49,025 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Business Statistics. |
107 | NA |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
59 | $54,066 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
56 | $48,601 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. · Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management. · Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. · Energy and Environmental Policy. |
227 | $35,772 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. |
178 | $35,527 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
154 | NA |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | 72 | $27,857 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forestry, Other. · Urban Forestry. · Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician. · Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. |
40 | $46,106 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. |
172 | $45,662 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
94 | $50,591 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Agricultural Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Physics Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. |
82 | $49,542 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
72 | NA |
| Education, General. | 63 | $41,515 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
39 | NA |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. |
16 | $48,706 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health/Medical Physics. |
201 | $41,754 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other. |
147 | $25,977 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmacy. · Pharmaceutical Sciences. |
65 | $114,696 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
62 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. |
44 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
194 | $25,537 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Zoology/Animal Biology. · Wildlife Biology. |
106 | $24,267 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. |
81 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Botany/Plant Biology. · Botany/Plant Biology, Other. |
58 | $26,293 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
42 | $33,227 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Toxicology. |
9 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 9 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
7 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
124 | $32,965 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. · Rural Sociology. |
96 | $32,584 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
82 | $34,568 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Applied Economics. |
74 | $39,302 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
68 | $27,550 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 414 | $31,612 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Horticultural Science. · Agronomy and Crop Science. · Plant Sciences, General. · Range Science and Management. |
90 | $36,397 |
| Agriculture, General. | 80 | $39,422 |
| Veterinary Medicine. | 68 | NA |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
59 | $29,345 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. · Food Science and Technology, Other. |
38 | $37,600 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Business and Management, General. |
17 | $38,770 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine. |
7 | NA |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
4 | NA |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Urban and Community Horticulture. |
4 | NA |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Science and Agronomy, General. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
182 | $28,252 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 29 | $28,532 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
173 | $30,413 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. ↳ Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management. |
25 | $37,215 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. · Design and Applied Arts, Other. · Interior Design. · Fashion/Apparel Design. |
120 | $36,545 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. · Music, Other. |
29 | $28,603 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
23 | NA |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
14 | $22,904 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
71 | $43,213 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. · Hydrology and Water Resources Science. |
60 | $28,634 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
34 | $35,441 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other. |
9 | NA |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 55 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 36 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
20 | $23,198 |
| Maritime Studies. | 9 | NA |
| Marine Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 4 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 2 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
74 | $34,408 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, Other. · Statistics, General. |
52 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
90 | $28,518 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
21 | $37,398 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Technical and Scientific Communication. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
49 | $40,508 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 44 | $27,169 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. |
74 | $28,343 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. |
47 | $29,198 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
44 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
33 | $24,077 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
5 | NA |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. |
21 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ American/United States Studies/Civilization. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Ethics. |
16 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. · Engineering-Related Fields, Other. |
14 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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