Public · Corvallis, Oregon
Oregon State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
85 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $21,504
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 68%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 30,743
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $20,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $16,485 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,853 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $16,651 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,090 |
| $110,000+ | $29,717 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (64)
- Computer Science$121,405
- Construction Engineering$105,964
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,359
- Physics$103,167
- Industrial Engineering$101,653
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,182
- Engineering, Other$94,278
- Nuclear Engineering$94,105
- Mechanical Engineering$93,740
- Chemical Engineering$92,741
- Civil Engineering$89,822
- Management Information Systems and Services$88,149
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,699
- Manufacturing Engineering$85,369
- Agricultural Engineering$81,691
- Finance and Financial Management Services$78,427
- Chemistry$78,417
- Accounting and Related Services$75,219
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,660
- Marketing$73,205
- Mathematics$72,318
- Agricultural Business and Management$72,311
- Forest Engineering$72,107
- Economics$70,436
- Food Science and Technology$63,531
- Political Science and Government$63,354
- Public Health$62,633
- Communication and Media Studies$61,096
- Design and Applied Arts$60,434
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,184
- Plant Sciences$57,950
- Psychology, General$57,650
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,451
- Sociology$56,865
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$56,800
- History$56,790
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$56,074
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,805
- Apparel and Textiles$55,367
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$55,245
- Agriculture, General$53,547
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$53,349
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$53,109
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$52,798
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$52,730
- Social Sciences, General$51,005
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$50,421
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$49,910
- Geography and Cartography$49,819 (1 yr)
- Education, General$48,769 (1 yr)
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management$48,077
- Biology, General$47,221
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$46,044
- Animal Sciences$45,959
- Sustainability Studies$45,791 (1 yr)
- Anthropology$45,184
- Zoology/Animal Biology$44,201
- English Language and Literature, General$42,541
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$41,485 (1 yr)
- Music$41,073
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$36,765 (1 yr)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$35,819
- Fine and Studio Arts$30,013 (1 yr)
- Botany/Plant Biology$25,907 (1 yr)
Master's programs (17)
- Mechanical Engineering$119,847
- Industrial Engineering$118,916 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$104,745
- Civil Engineering$98,705
- Statistics$94,693 (1 yr)
- Public Health$79,623
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$75,080 (1 yr)
- Forestry$74,416
- Public Policy Analysis$69,918 (1 yr)
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$68,968
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$65,878
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$65,430
- Educational Administration and Supervision$61,280
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$61,045
- Natural Resources and Conservation, Other$56,735 (1 yr)
- Education, General$54,923
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,424 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (2)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$97,886
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$77,437 (1 yr)