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Oregon State University Majors Overview: Salary, Courses & Career Outcomes

Every major at Oregon State University with graduate salary, course catalog depth, and career preparation data.

#	Major	US Rank	Oregon State University Salary	National Median	Premium	Degrees/Year	Courses
1	Computer Science	—	$75,000	$75,000	0%	911	179
Featured Courses: BDS 003: , UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, BDS 004: , INTERNSHIP, BDS 211: , USE AND ABUSE OF DATA: CRITICAL THINKING IN SCIENCE, BDS 310: , FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES, BDS 311: , COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA,
2	Engineering	—	$72,000	$72,000	0%	900	1215
Featured Courses: AAE 411: , AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AAE 412: , SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AAE 413: , AERO VEHICLES COMPONENTS DESIGN, AAE 415: , UAV ENGINEERING, AAE 462: , ROCKET PROPULSION,
3	Mathematics & Statistics	—	$62,000	$62,000	0%	62	273
Featured Courses: MTH 008: , +BEYOND OSU II: ENGAGE, MTH 065: , ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA, MTH 103: , ALGEBRAIC REASONING, MTH 105Z: , +MATH IN SOCIETY, MTH 111Z: , +PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS,
4	Business	—	$55,000	$55,000	0%	784	353
Featured Courses: ACTG 004: , INTERNSHIP, ACTG 317: , EXTERNAL REPORTING I, ACTG 318: , EXTERNAL REPORTING II, ACTG 319: , EXTERNAL REPORTING III, ACTG 321: , COST MANAGEMENT I,
5	Health Professions	—	$52,000	$52,000	0%	261	377
Featured Courses: BHS 008: , +BEYOND OSU II: ENGAGE, BHS 107: , HEALTH PROFESSIONS: DENTAL, BHS 110: , BIOHEALTH SCIENCES ORIENTATION, BHS 199: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 1- BHS 255: , +*ALLIED HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY,
6	Physical Sciences	—	$48,000	$48,000	0%	79	388
Featured Courses: ATS 003: , UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, ATS 004: , INTERNSHIP, ATS 201: , +*CLIMATE SCIENCE, ATS 295: , OBSERVING CLIMATE, ATS 301: , CLIMATE DATA ANALYSIS,
7	Social Sciences	—	$45,000	$45,000	0%	318	656
Featured Courses: ANTH 199: , SPECIAL STUDIES, 1- ANTH 201: , INNOVATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT, ANTH 208: , WESTERN CULTURE STUDY ABROAD, ANTH 211: , +INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA, ANTH 212: , +*EUROPE BEYOND THE TOURISTSCAPE,
8	Biological Sciences	—	$42,000	$42,000	0%	435	342
Featured Courses: BB 211: , +PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I FOR BIOCHEMISTS AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENTISTS, BB 220: , *CANCER: SOCIETY'S MALIGNANT SHADOW, BB 314: , CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BB 315: , MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY, BB 316: , MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS LABORATORY,
9	Agriculture & Natural Resources	—	$42,000	$42,000	0%	272	377
Featured Courses: AGRI 002: , LEADERSHIP, AGRI 199: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 1- AGRI 201: , AI APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, AGRI 202: , AI APPLICATIONS IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AGRI 360X: , INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES,
10	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	—	$42,000	$42,000	0%	113	13
Featured Courses: IST 501: , RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1- IST 505: , READING AND CONFERENCE, 1- IST 506: , PROJECTS, 1- IST 512: , APPLYING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE, IST 513: , INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM,
11	Natural Resources & Conservation	—	$40,000	$40,000	0%	390	96
Featured Courses: ENSC 003: , UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, ENSC 004: , INTERNSHIP, ENSC 101: , +ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ORIENTATION, ENSC 210: , +*ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES, ENSC 221: , +ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDIES,
12	Communication & Journalism	—	$40,000	$40,000	0%	101	188
Featured Courses: AJ 199: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 1- AJ 308: , WORKSHOP, 1- AJ 311: , MEDIA STORYTELLING, AJ 312: , ADVANCED MEDIA STORYTELLING, AJ 313: , PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN APPLIED JOURNALISM,
13	History	—	$40,000	$40,000	0%	59	210
Featured Courses: HST 101: , +THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN: ORIGINS OF THE WEST I, HST 102: , +EUROPE IN THE WORLD: ORIGINS OF THE WEST II, HST 103: , +MODERN CONFRONTATIONS: ORIGINS OF THE WEST III, HST 104: , WORLD HISTORY I: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, HST 105: , +*WORLD HISTORY II: MIDDLE AND EARLY MODERN AGES,
14	Education	—	$38,000	$38,000	0%	59	265
Featured Courses: AHE 210: , +HIGHER EDUCATION GOES HOLLYWOOD: RACIAL NARRATIVES AND STUDENT EXPERIENCES, AHE 410: , INTERNSHIP/WORK EXPERIENCE, 1- AHE 445: , INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS FOR ADULT LEARNING, AHE 450: , EXPLORING LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION, AHE 501: , RESEARCH, 1-
15	Foreign Languages & Linguistics	—	$38,000	$38,000	0%	35	191
Featured Courses: CHN 111: , FIRST-YEAR CHINESE, CHN 199: , SPECIAL STUDIES, 1- CHN 211: , SECOND-YEAR CHINESE, CHN 311: , THIRD-YEAR CHINESE LANGUAGE, CHN 379: , PROCTOR EXPERIENCE, 1-
16	Philosophy & Religious Studies	—	$38,000	$38,000	0%	20	119
Featured Courses: PHL 121: , REASONING AND WRITING, PHL 131: , AI ETHICS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY, PHL 150: , GREAT IDEAS IN PHILOSOPHY, PHL 160: , +RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD, PHL 170: , +THE IDEA OF GOD,
17	Area/Ethnic/Cultural Studies	—	$38,000	$38,000	0%	16	194
Featured Courses: ES 199: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 1- ES 201: , +INVENTING ETHNIC AMERICA, ES 213: , LATINO/A IDENTITIES AND ACTIVISM, ES 221: , SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES I, ES 223: , SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES II,
18	Public Administration & Social Services	—	$38,000	$38,000	0%	10	83
Featured Courses: PPOL 002: , LEADERSHIP, PPOL 199: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 1- PPOL 202: , AI IN PUBLIC POLICY, PPOL 371: , PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS, PPOL 372: , PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,
19	Psychology	—	$36,000	$36,000	0%	338	133
Featured Courses: PSY 199: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 1- PSY 211: , CAREERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, PSY 297: , THINKING LIKE A PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENTIST, PSY 298: , QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, PSY 299: , SPECIAL TOPICS, 0-
20	English Language & Literature	—	$36,000	$36,000	0%	37	273
Featured Courses: ENG 199: , SPECIAL STUDIES, 1- ENG 201: , SHAKESPEARE, ENG 204: , SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660, ENG 205: , SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA, ENG 206: , SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY,
21	Parks, Recreation & Fitness	—	$35,000	$35,000	0%	253	70
Featured Courses: AT 506: , PROJECTS, 1- AT 509: , PRACTICUM, 1- AT 510: , INTERNSHIP, 1- AT 513: , CLINICAL ANATOMY, AT 530: , ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT I,
22	Family & Consumer Sciences	—	$35,000	$35,000	0%	203	83
Featured Courses: HDFS 101: , RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1- HDFS 111: , IMPERFECT & THRIVING, HDFS 199: , SPECIAL PROJECTS, 1- HDFS 201: , +*CONTEMPORARY FAMILIES IN THE U HDFS 209: , HUMAN SERVICES PRACTICUM,
23	Liberal Arts & General Studies	—	$35,000	$35,000	0%	43	—
24	Visual & Performing Arts	—	$34,000	$34,000	0%	130	572
Featured Courses: ART 003: , UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, ART 100: , +ART ORIENTATION, ART 115: , 2-D CORE STUDIO, ART 117: , 3-D CORE STUDIO, ART 121: , DIGITAL CORE STUDIO,

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Pre-Med / Clinical Medicine 253

AHE 609: , PRACTICUM CLINICAL EXPERIENCE, 1- ANS 314: , ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY, ANS 380: , PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, ANS 385: , FOUNDATIONS OF MAMMALIAN HISTOLOGY, ANS 390: , GROSS ANATOMY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS,

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering 118

ALS 116: , ACADEMIC SUCCESS, ALS 150: , INTO OSU ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING 5, ALS 151: , INTO OSU ACADEMIC LISTENING AND SPEAKING 5, ALS 162: , ADVANCED ACADEMIC WRITING FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, ALS 192: , INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC AND MAJOR EXPLORATION,

Education & Teaching 107

AHE 531: , INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, AHE 533: , NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH, AHE 617: , NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, AED 518: , EXTENSION COURSE IN TEACHER EDUCATION/PEDAGOGY, 1- AED 555: , LABORATORY PEDAGOGY,

Film & Video Production 99

AGRI 420: , INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION, AGRI 520: , INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION, ANS 316: , REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS, ANS 317: , REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS LABORATORY, ANS 427: , APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION,

Mental Health & Clinical Psychology 96

AHE 533: , NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH, AHE 617: , NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION, AT 530: , ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT I, AT 531: , ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT II, AT 532: , ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT III,

Marine & Ocean Science 88

AEC 353: , *INTRODUCTION TO COASTAL AND MARINE RESOURCE ECONOMICS, BI 150: , INTRODUCTION TO MARINE BIOLOGY, BI 351: , MARINE ECOLOGY, BI 353: , PACIFIC NORTHWEST COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, BI 373: , +^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY,

Sociology & Anthropology 86

AS 412: , WORLD REGIONAL CULTURAL STUDIES, ANTH 101: , +*INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY, ANTH 210: , +*INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, ANTH 210H: , +*INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, ANTH 240: , +INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY,

Management Consulting & Strategy 80

ALS 002: , LEADERSHIP, AHE 450: , EXPLORING LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION, AHE 567: , LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RELATIONS, AHE 634: , POWER AND PRIVILEGE IN LEADERSHIP, AS 120: , LEADERSHIP LABORATORY,

Food Science & AgTech 75

ANS 311: , PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION, ANS 313: , APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION: FEEDS AND RATION FORMULATION, ANS 320: , PRINCIPLES OF COMPANION ANIMAL NUTRITION, ANS 431: , APPLIED EQUINE NUTRITION, ANS 511: , DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION OF RUMINANT ANIMALS,

Nonprofit & Social Impact 65

AG 445: , SOCIAL MEDIA ADVOCACY IN AGRI SCIENCES & NATURAL RESOURCES, ANTH 252: , +WEALTH & POVERTY, ANTH 373: , APPROACHES TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, ANTH 484: , *WEALTH AND POVERTY, ANTH 485: , CAPSTONE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE,

Environmental Engineering 61

ANS 452: , LIVESTOCK HOUSING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT, AEC 230X: , THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY, ATS 421: , CLIMATE MODELING, ATS 521: , CLIMATE MODELING, BEE 313: , ECOHYDROLOGY,

Software Engineering 60

BIS 372: , BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, BIS 562: , BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, CE 535: , APPLIED PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING, CE 666: , ADVANCED POINT CLOUD PROGRAMMING, CS 201: , COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR NON-CS MAJORS,

Entrepreneurship & Startups 52

ANTH 201: , INNOVATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT, ANTH 201H: , INNOVATION FOR SOCIAL IMPACT, ART 451: , INTRODUCTION TO ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BA 150: , EXPLORING ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BA 152: , EXPLORING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

Climate & Earth Science 52

AEC 122: , +*INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS AND POLICY, ATS 310: , METEOROLOGY, ATS 341: , +*SNOW, SMOKE, AND STORMS: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ATS 421: , CLIMATE MODELING, ATS 521: , CLIMATE MODELING,

Architecture & Spatial Design 51

ANTH 345: , +*BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE, ANTH 345H: , +*BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE, ARE 310: , ARCHITECTURE STUDIO, ARE 451: , ADVANCED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION METHODS, ART 115: , 2-D CORE STUDIO,

Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Research 48

CH 331: , ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, CH 331H: , ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, CH 332: , ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, CH 332H: , ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, CH 334: , ORGANIC CHEMISTRY,

Pharmacy & Drug Development 47

BB 362: , NEUROPHARMACOLOGY OF DRUGS OF ABUSE, COUN 536: , APPLIED PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR COUNSELORS, COUN 576: , DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT: APPLIED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, ENT 440: , ISSUES IN INSECT TOXICOLOGY, ENT 540: , ISSUES IN INSECT TOXICOLOGY,

Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation 46

ANS 430: , EQUINE SYSTEMS I: EXERCISE SCIENCE, ANS 530: , EQUINE SYSTEMS I: EXERCISE SCIENCE, AT 511: , INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETIC TRAINING, AT 530: , ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT I, AT 531: , ORTHOPEDIC ASSESSMENT II,

Mathematics & Pure Research 46

CS 420: , GRAPH THEORY WITH APPLICATIONS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, CS 520: , GRAPH THEORY WITH APPLICATIONS TO COMPUTER SCIENCE, MTH 256: , APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, MTH 256H: , APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, MTH 333: , ^FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF TOPOLOGY,

Civil Engineering & Infrastructure 45

BEE 312: , ECOHYDRAULICS, BEE 514: , GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS, CCE 423: , CONCRETE FUNDAMENTALS, CCE 520: , SELECTED TOPICS IN INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS, 0- CCE 523: , CONCRETE FUNDAMENTALS,

Public Policy & Government 41

BA 463: , FAMILY ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE, BIS 482: , INFORMATION SECURITY GOVERNANCE, CSSA 558: , INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE & ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORS IN STUDENT AFFAIRS, ECON 439: , ^PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, ECON 539: , PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS,

Chemical & Materials Engineering 39

CHE 312: , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS, CHE 415: , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I, CHE 443: , CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING, CHE 444: , THIN FILM MATERIALS PROCESSING, CHE 525: , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS,

Marketing & Brand Strategy 39

AEC 221: , AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING, AEC 466: , AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING MANAGEMENT, AEC 566: , AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING MANAGEMENT, BA 154: , EXPLORING MARKETING, BA 223: , PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING,

Linguistics & Translation 37

AHE 613: , RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION IN EDUCATION, BEE 545: , FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY, COUN 613: , RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION IN EDUCATION, CROP 200: , CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY, ED 471: , MULTILINGUAL LINGUISTICS,

Public Health & Epidemiology 36

ANTH 374: , +*BIOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUITY, ANTH 374H: , +*BIOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUITY, HHS 420: , APPLICATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, HHS 421: , ^REPORTING OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, HHS 513: , INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PUBLIC HEALTH I,

Data Science & Analytics 35

BDS 310: , FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES, BDS 491: , CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCE I, BANA 560: , DATA ANALYTICS FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, CS 332: , INTRO TO APPLIED DATA SCIENCE WITH PROGRAMMING, CS 434: , MACHINE LEARNING AND DATA MINING,

Electrical & Hardware Engineering 34

ECE 200: , DISCRETE-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING, ECE 201: , DC AND TRANSIENT CIRCUITS , ECE 201H: , DC AND TRANSIENT CIRCUITS , ECE 202: , AC AND FREQUENCY DEPENDENT CIRCUITS, ECE 203: , CONTINUOUS-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING,

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology 33

BB 316: , MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS LABORATORY, BB 485: , APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS, BB 585: , APPLIED BIOINFORMATICS, BDS 310: , FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL DATA SCIENCES, BDS 311: , COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES FOR BIOLOGICAL DATA,

Investment Banking & Finance 31

AHE 532: , PROGRAM EVALUATION, AHE 630: , PROGRAM EVALUATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, ANS 231: , LIVESTOCK EVALUATION, AEC 455: , PROGRAM EVALUATION, AEC 555: , PROGRAM EVALUATION,

Biotechnology & Genetics 31

ANS 378: , ANIMAL GENETICS, BB 314: , CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BB 314H: , CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BB 315: , MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY, BB 316: , MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS LABORATORY,

Actuarial Science & Insurance 29

CCE 552: , PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT, ECE 353: , PROBABILITY FOR ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERS, EMGT 552: , PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT, FIN 444: , FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, FIN 461: , INSURANCE PLANNING,

Graphic & Visual Design 29

BI 419: , SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION, DSGN 426: , DIGITAL DESIGN FOR APPAREL, GD 110: , GRAPHIC DESIGN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES, GD 126: , GRAPHIC DESIGN PRO APPLICATION, GD 200: , GRAPHIC DESIGN TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION 1,

Music Industry & Production 28

AT 587: , NUTRITION FOR INJURY AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, BA 252: , MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE, BA 252H: , MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE, CS 570: , HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, DSGN 356: , SPECIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE MATERIALS,

Economics & Economic Research 27

AEC 446: , INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS, AEC 525: , APPLIED ECONOMETRICS, AEC 546: , INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS, AEC 624: , ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS I, AEC 625: , ADVANCED ECONOMETRICS II,

AI / Machine Learning 24

AI 433: , INTRODUCTION TO REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, AI 534: , MACHINE LEARNING, AI 535: , DEEP LEARNING, AI 537: , COMPUTER VISION I, AI 538: , STATISTICAL NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING,

Supply Chain & Logistics 24

BA 357: , OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, BA 357H: , OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, BA 561: , SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, CE 491: , TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING, CE 556: , TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ANALYSIS,

Physics & Astrophysics 23

CH 651: , QUANTUM MECHANICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES, CH 652: , QUANTUM MECHANICS OF MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY, ECE 483: , GUIDED WAVE OPTICS, ECE 583: , GUIDED WAVE OPTICS, MTH 437: , GENERAL RELATIVITY,

Robotics & Autonomous Systems 18

ESE 430: , FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS, MFGE 241: , INTRODUCTION TO MECHATRONICS, MFGE 341: , LOGICAL CONTROL FOR MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS, MFGE 441: , DIGITAL CONTROL OF MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS, MFGE 442: , ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS,

Cybersecurity 16

BIS 422: , CYBERSECURITY BASICS PRACTICUM, BIS 482: , INFORMATION SECURITY GOVERNANCE, BIS 583: , GOVERNING INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMS, CS 424: , CYBERSECURITY PRACTICUM I, CS 425: , CYBERSECURITY PRACTICUM II,

Pre-Law / Legal Studies 16

ED 219: , +*SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION, ED 219H: , +*SOCIAL JUSTICE,CIVIL RIGHTS & MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION, ES 575: , CRITICAL RACE FEMINISM AND OUTSIDER JURISPRUDENCE, HST 202: , +*CIVIL WARS AND CIVIL RIGHTS: MAKING US CITIZENSHIP, HST 202H: , +*CIVIL WARS AND CIVIL RIGHTS: MAKING US CITIZENSHIP,

Neuroscience & Brain Research 14

BB 360: , INTRODUCTION TO NEUROSCIENCE, BB 361: , SENSORY NEUROSCIENCE, BANA 574: , NEURAL NETWORKS AND DEEP LEARNING FOR BUSINESS, ED 440: , EMBRACING OPPORTUNITY: ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION, ED 540: , EMBRACING OPPORTUNITY: ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION,

Fashion & Luxury Industry 14

DSGN 226: , INTRODUCTION TO APPAREL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, DSGN 255: , TEXTILES, DSGN 276: , INTRODUCTION TO MERCHANDISING MANAGEMENT, DSGN 327: , APPAREL DESIGN WITH FLAT PATTERN, DSGN 329: , APPAREL INDUSTRY COLLABORATION,

Psychology Research (Non-Clinical) 14

NUTR 525: , ORGANIC FOOD AND HEALTH: EVIDENCE AND CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS, PSY 340: , COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, PSY 340H: , COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, PSY 360: , SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSY 360H: , SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY,

Space Industry & NewSpace 14

AAE 412: , SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AAE 512: , SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, CE 564: , GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM, CE 567: , COASTAL REMOTE SENSING, FE 423: , UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM REMOTE SENSING,

Game Development & Design 13

CHE 361: , CHEMICAL PROCESS DYNAMICS AND SIMULATION, CE 554: , DRIVING SIMULATION, CS 491: , COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS FOR SIMULATION AND GAME PROGRAMMING, ECON 420: , GAME THEORY, ECON 520: , GAME THEORY,

Journalism & Media 13

ANTH 411: , +ANTHROPOLOGY OF DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND OPPRESSION, ANTH 452: , FOLKLORE AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE, ANTH 552: , FOLKLORE AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE, AJ 313: , PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN APPLIED JOURNALISM, BA 297: , +BUSINESS OF OPPRESSION,

Clean Energy & Sustainability Engineering 12

CHE 451: , SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CHE 551: , SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CCE 422: , GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS, CCE 522: , GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS, ECON 466: , ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY,

Accounting & Audit 12

ACTG 379: , ACCOUNTING ANALYTICS, ACTG 417: , ADVANCED ACCOUNTING, ACTG 420: , IT AUDITING, ACTG 424: , TAXATION I, ACTG 425: , ADVANCED TAXATION,

Real Estate & Development 11

ANS 452: , LIVESTOCK HOUSING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT, COUN 565: , ASSESSMENT AND APPRAISAL IN COUNSELING, COUN 567: , ASSESSMENT AND APPRAISAL IN COUNSELING, DSGN 464: , CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF INTERIORS AND HOUSING, GEOG 250: , +*LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES,

Sports Analytics & Management 11

AT 511: , INTRODUCTION TO ATHLETIC TRAINING, AT 541: , INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN ATHLETIC TRAINING, AT 565: , MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENT CONDITIONS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING, AT 568: , ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IN ATHLETIC TRAINING, KIN 324: , EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY,

Biomedical Engineering 10

BIOE 340: , BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES, BIOE 351: , BIOMATERIALS AND BIOINTERFACES, BIOE 611: , CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING, KIN 321: , BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT, KIN 523: , BIOMECHANICS OF MOTOR ACTIVITIES,

International Relations & Diplomacy 10

HST 319: , *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD, HST 319H: , *THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE MODERN WORLD, PS 204: , *INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS, PS 205: , *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, PS 205H: , *INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS,

Digital Health & Telemedicine 10

HHS 420: , APPLICATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, HHS 421: , ^REPORTING OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, HHS 520: , APPLICATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, HHS 521: , REPORTING OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, HHS 533: , COMPUTING FOR POPULATION HEALTH DATA,

UX / Product Design 8

CS 352: , INTRODUCTION TO USABILITY ENGINEERING, CS 565: , HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, DSGN 341: , DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION, DSGN 341H: , DESIGN THINKING AND PROCESS INNOVATION, DSGN 441: , SERVICE DESIGN INNOVATION,

AR / VR / Spatial Computing 8

CS 450: , INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS, CS 457: , COMPUTER GRAPHICS SHADERS, CS 550: , INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS, CS 551: , COMPUTER GRAPHICS, CS 554: , GEOMETRIC MODELING IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS,

Cloud Computing & DevOps 7

CCE 520: , SELECTED TOPICS IN INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS, 0- CCE 624: , SERVICE LIFE MODELING OF INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS, CE 415: , COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE, CE 419: , ^CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN, CE 515: , COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE,

Quantum Computing 7

CH 651: , QUANTUM MECHANICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES, CH 652: , QUANTUM MECHANICS OF MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY, PH 451: , CAPSTONES IN PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS, PH 551: , CAPSTONES IN PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS, PH 651: , QUANTUM MECHANICS,

Aerospace Engineering 6

AAE 210: , INTRODUCTION TO AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, AAE 411: , AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AAE 462: , ROCKET PROPULSION, AAE 562: , ROCKET PROPULSION, ME 567: , ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS,

ESG & Impact Investing 6

BA 354: , ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, BA 354H: , ^MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, MGMT 559: , MANAGING ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, WSE 580: , CIRCULAR ECONOMY: NARROWING RESOURCE LOOPS, WSE 581: , CIRCULAR ECONOMY: SLOWING RESOURCE LOOPS,

Highest & Lowest ROI Majors at Oregon State University

Highest-Earning Majors

Computer Science

$75,000/yr

Engineering

$72,000/yr

Mathematics & Statistics

$62,000/yr

Lowest-Earning Majors

Visual & Performing Arts

$34,000/yr

Liberal Arts & General Studies

$35,000/yr

Family & Consumer Sciences

$35,000/yr

Popular Majors at Oregon State University

The most popular fields of study, ranked by the number of degrees awarded.

Engineering

16.1%

Computer Science

15.3%

Business/Marketing

13.6%

Biological Sciences

7.3%

Natural Resources

6.5%

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Oregon State University Majors FAQs

What are the most popular majors at Oregon State University?

Oregon State University's most popular majors by share of degrees awarded are: Engineering (16.1%), Computer Science (15.3%), Business/Marketing (13.6%). The full ranking by graduate salary is in the table above.

Which major at Oregon State University pays the most?

The highest-earning major at Oregon State University is Computer Science, with a median 4-year-out salary of $75,000 — well above the school-wide median of $64,010.

Are some majors at Oregon State University harder to get into than others?

Yes. Oregon State University's overall acceptance rate is 78.8%, but selective programs (computer science, business, engineering, nursing) often admit at lower rates than the school-wide average. Check program-specific admission stats where available.

Should I pick my major based on salary at Oregon State University?

Salary should be one factor, not the only one. Major choice impacts earnings (engineering and CS typically lead) but career fit, course interest, and graduation-rate within the major also matter. The salary table above shows the median pay by program at Oregon State University.