Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma · Public

Of 76 assessed programs, 75 leave graduates out-earning a typical Oklahoma high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 217 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,243
$30k to $48k	$12,314
$48k to $75k	$15,893
$75k to $110k	$21,896
$110k and up	$24,711
All families (average)	$17,447

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

76 of 293 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Oklahoma high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,062	+$29,253	clears the bar	$20,250	0.7 yrs	419
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$62,716	+$27,907	clears the bar	$21,000	0.8 yrs	334
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,436	+$54,627	clears the bar	$20,637	0.4 yrs	269
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,152	+$17,343	clears the bar	$23,245	1.3 yrs	249
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,956	+$16,147	clears the bar	$19,683	1.2 yrs	236
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,971	+$19,162	clears the bar	$18,750	1.0 yrs	200
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$81,340	+$46,531	clears the bar	$21,277	0.5 yrs	194
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$81,039	+$46,230	clears the bar	$20,734	0.4 yrs	171
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$111,874	+$77,065	clears the bar	$18,682	0.2 yrs	153
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,641	+$50,832	clears the bar	$23,097	0.5 yrs	144
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$60,830	+$26,021	clears the bar	$17,375	0.7 yrs	136
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,249	+$56,440	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	118
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$75,469	+$40,660	clears the bar	$18,625	0.5 yrs	115
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,215	+$11,406	clears the bar	$24,000	2.1 yrs	113
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$132,788	+$97,979	clears the bar	$158,575	1.6 yrs	103
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,081	+$24,272	clears the bar	$20,595	0.8 yrs	100
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,583	+$15,774	clears the bar	$21,515	1.4 yrs	96
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$56,319	+$21,510	clears the bar	$21,250	1.0 yrs	92
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$61,369	+$26,560	clears the bar	$18,500	0.7 yrs	83
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$35,437 1-year earnings	+$628	clears the bar	$20,500	32.6 yrs	80
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,543	+$21,734	clears the bar	$18,259	0.8 yrs	75
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,979	+$25,170	clears the bar	$18,500	0.7 yrs	74
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,474	+$7,665	clears the bar	$20,500	2.7 yrs	74
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	$52,747	+$17,938	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	66
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,977	+$29,168	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	65
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,447	+$61,638	clears the bar	$20,574	0.3 yrs	63
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,126	+$18,317	clears the bar	$21,410	1.2 yrs	63
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,953	+$20,144	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	62
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,890	+$52,081	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	58
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,010	+$14,201	clears the bar	$18,716	1.3 yrs	55
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$64,678	+$29,869	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	49
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,175	+$13,366	clears the bar	$22,173	1.7 yrs	47
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,557	+$63,748	clears the bar	$24,500	0.4 yrs	46
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$52,405	+$17,596	clears the bar	$21,111	1.2 yrs	46
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$47,756	+$12,947	clears the bar	$21,122	1.6 yrs	44
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,692	+$59,883	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	43
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$52,720	+$17,911	clears the bar	$23,777	1.3 yrs	42
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,075	+$38,266	clears the bar	$25,464	0.7 yrs	41
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$89,342	+$54,533	clears the bar	$24,525	0.4 yrs	40
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,468	+$14,659	clears the bar	$18,131	1.2 yrs	38
Accounting	Master's Degree	$110,856	+$76,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,866	+$24,057	clears the bar	$40,010	1.7 yrs	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$67,093	+$32,284	clears the bar	$29,850	0.9 yrs	33
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$53,855	+$19,046	clears the bar	$19,600	1.0 yrs	32
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$66,385	+$31,576	clears the bar	$22,650	0.7 yrs	32
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$52,517	+$17,708	clears the bar	$19,700	1.1 yrs	30
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,279	+$66,470	clears the bar	$22,125	0.3 yrs	27
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,494	+$8,685	clears the bar	$21,290	2.5 yrs	26
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,153	+$34,344	clears the bar	$16,282	0.5 yrs	25
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$76,400	+$41,591	clears the bar	$22,409	0.5 yrs	22
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$49,282	+$14,473	clears the bar	$20,873	1.4 yrs	22
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$53,352	+$18,543	clears the bar	$22,400	1.2 yrs	20
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$93,208	+$58,399	clears the bar	$51,001	0.9 yrs	20
International Agriculture	Master's Degree	$60,463	+$25,654	clears the bar	$30,777	1.2 yrs	19
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,517	+$48,708	clears the bar	$19,875	0.4 yrs	19
Soil Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,348	+$22,539	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$52,292	+$17,483	clears the bar	$21,157	1.2 yrs	18
History	Bachelor's Degree	$40,169	+$5,360	clears the bar	$22,250	4.2 yrs	18
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$57,056	+$22,247	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$59,640	+$24,831	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$82,326	+$47,517	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	17
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$99,019	+$64,210	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	Master's Degree	$57,867 1-year earnings	+$23,058	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$61,509	+$26,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Education	Doctoral Degree	$87,356	+$52,547	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$90,291	+$55,482	clears the bar	$25,314	0.5 yrs	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,404	+$27,595	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$24,871 1-year earnings	-$9,938	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	$116,993	+$82,184	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,992	+$35,183	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$70,123	+$35,314	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$58,645	+$23,836	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Housing and Human Environments	Bachelor's Degree	$53,455	+$18,646	clears the bar	$22,801	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$99,557	+$64,748	clears the bar	$26,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$59,230 1-year earnings	+$24,421	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$100,473	+$65,664	clears the bar	$30,071	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,888	insufficient data	27
Security Science and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Air Transportation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Agricultural Public Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,750	insufficient data	13
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Soil Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Zoology/Animal Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Zoology/Animal Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fire Protection	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Air Transportation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Animal Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.