Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon · Public

Of 77 assessed programs, 75 leave graduates out-earning a typical Oregon high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 170 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,107
$30k to $48k	$13,036
$48k to $75k	$15,729
$75k to $110k	$20,262
$110k and up	$27,459
All families (average)	$19,604

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.

77 of 247 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Oregon high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$121,405	+$84,429	clears the bar	$22,721	0.3 yrs	843
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$73,660	+$36,684	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	452
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,740	+$56,764	clears the bar	$23,168	0.4 yrs	315
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,650	+$20,674	clears the bar	$22,442	1.1 yrs	275
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,109	+$16,133	clears the bar	$23,028	1.4 yrs	205
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,451	+$20,475	clears the bar	$23,069	1.1 yrs	194
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,221	+$10,245	clears the bar	$20,500	2.0 yrs	184
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$55,245	+$18,269	clears the bar	$22,731	1.2 yrs	144
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,427	+$41,451	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	140
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,822	+$52,846	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	123
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$55,805	+$18,829	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	121
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$62,633	+$25,657	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	118
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$73,205	+$36,229	clears the bar	$19,250	0.5 yrs	116
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	$52,730	+$15,754	clears the bar	$25,666	1.6 yrs	114
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,359	+$68,383	clears the bar	$22,664	0.3 yrs	111
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,077	+$11,101	clears the bar	$26,639	2.4 yrs	104
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$60,434	+$23,458	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	104
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$104,745	+$67,769	clears the bar	$46,000	0.7 yrs	99
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$155,014	+$118,038	clears the bar	$145,667	1.2 yrs	92
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,865	+$19,889	clears the bar	$18,864	0.9 yrs	91
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,369	+$48,393	clears the bar	$20,653	0.4 yrs	88
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$34,566 1-year earnings	-$2,410	falls short	$22,735	insufficient data	87
Public Health	Master's Degree	$79,623	+$42,647	clears the bar	$36,176	0.8 yrs	80
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,741	+$55,765	clears the bar	$24,000	0.4 yrs	76
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$131,069	+$94,093	clears the bar	$158,163	1.7 yrs	75
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,964	+$68,988	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	75
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,354	+$26,378	clears the bar	$22,286	0.8 yrs	71
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$75,219	+$38,243	clears the bar	$19,962	0.5 yrs	68
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$53,547	+$16,571	clears the bar	$23,500	1.4 yrs	67
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,798	+$15,822	clears the bar	$22,127	1.4 yrs	66
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$61,045	+$24,069	clears the bar	$35,450	1.5 yrs	66
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$65,878	+$28,902	clears the bar	$51,500	1.8 yrs	65
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,318	+$35,342	clears the bar	$19,166	0.5 yrs	64
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,436	+$33,460	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	64
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$45,959	+$8,983	clears the bar	$21,391	2.4 yrs	63
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,950	+$20,974	clears the bar	$24,005	1.1 yrs	62
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,182	+$63,206	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	59
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$98,705	+$61,729	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,790	+$19,814	clears the bar	$22,431	1.1 yrs	57
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,074	+$19,098	clears the bar	$20,211	1.1 yrs	56
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,201	+$7,225	clears the bar	$24,596	3.4 yrs	55
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$119,847	+$82,871	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$88,149	+$51,173	clears the bar	$17,500	0.3 yrs	52
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$72,311	+$35,335	clears the bar	$16,455	0.5 yrs	49
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	$68,968	+$31,992	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$78,417	+$41,441	clears the bar	$23,916	0.6 yrs	48
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,184	+$8,208	clears the bar	$25,000	3.0 yrs	46
English	Bachelor's Degree	$42,541	+$5,565	clears the bar	$21,500	3.9 yrs	44
Statistics	Master's Degree	$104,485 1-year earnings	+$67,509	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,653	+$64,677	clears the bar	$21,899	0.3 yrs	43
Forest Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$72,107	+$35,131	clears the bar	$19,196	0.5 yrs	42
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,184	+$22,208	clears the bar	$22,992	1.0 yrs	37
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$39,450 1-year earnings	+$2,474	clears the bar	$15,000	6.1 yrs	37
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,096	+$24,120	clears the bar	$19,828	0.8 yrs	35
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$49,910	+$12,934	clears the bar	$21,875	1.7 yrs	30
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,349	+$16,373	clears the bar	$21,666	1.3 yrs	29
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,531	+$26,555	clears the bar	$20,945	0.8 yrs	28
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$56,319 1-year earnings	+$19,343	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Forestry	Master's Degree	$74,416	+$37,440	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,105	+$57,129	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	24
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$56,800	+$19,824	clears the bar	$24,000	1.2 yrs	21
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,044	+$9,068	clears the bar	$20,104	2.2 yrs	21
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$65,430	+$28,454	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	20
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$103,167	+$66,191	clears the bar	$24,250	0.4 yrs	20
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$41,073	+$4,097	clears the bar	$19,384	4.7 yrs	20
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,691	+$44,715	clears the bar	$24,057	0.5 yrs	19
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$60,750 1-year earnings	+$23,774	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$55,367	+$18,391	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,421	+$13,445	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education	Master's Degree	$54,923	+$17,947	clears the bar	$30,818	1.7 yrs	15
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	$97,886	+$60,910	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,699	+$50,723	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$43,004 1-year earnings	+$6,028	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$94,278	+$57,302	clears the bar	$28,067	0.5 yrs	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$61,280	+$24,304	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$51,005	+$14,029	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$35,819	-$1,157	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Forestry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Forestry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nuclear Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral 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
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Development and Family Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Botany/Plant Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Master's Degree	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 ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.