Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public college in Corvallis, OR. Its average net price is $21,504 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $16,485 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,853 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,651 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,090 |
| $110,001 and up | $29,717 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $57,795 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,849 |
| 10 years after entry | $67,894 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $67,692 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $21,153 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $44,432 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Animal Sciences | $35,722 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Anthropology | $34,316 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $30,250 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $76,844 National median for this major n=770 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $41,485 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Biology | $38,363 n=174 | $21,271 n=171 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $68,111 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $23,918 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | $29,072 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,272 n=405 | $20,612 n=386 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | $54,462 National median for this major n=3,522 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $78,780 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $21,499 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Chemistry | $52,210 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $16,884 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Civil Engineering | $73,900 n=122 | $19,749 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Communications | $43,210 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $94,018 n=891 | $25,569 n=1,051 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering | $81,808 n=102 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $45,925 n=121 | $21,854 n=123 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $58,043 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Education | $48,769 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,263 n=108 | $23,990 n=100 |
| Engineering Science | $72,248 National median for this major n=427 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $75,133 National median for this major n=687 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,768 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $21,937 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Environmental Conservation | $42,366 n=151 | $22,584 n=152 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $42,930 n=196 | $25,045 n=158 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $46,813 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $60,472 n=136 | $15,850 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | $39,669 n=125 | $32,687 n=102 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Forest Engineering | $59,465 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | $22,843 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $37,270 n=114 | $18,083 n=130 |
| History | $40,114 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $28,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $45,001 n=261 | $24,500 n=186 |
| Industrial Engineering | $76,674 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $40,677 Small program - rough guide n=62 | $26,192 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $63,439 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $20,826 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $76,612 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $21,386 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Marine Sciences | $38,130 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| Maritime Studies | $38,741 National median for this major n=32 | Not published |
| Marketing | $54,779 n=122 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Mathematics | $47,273 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,837 n=288 | $21,750 n=270 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $22,823 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Nuclear Engineering | $77,686 National median for this major n=264 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | $21,826 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $36,765 n=154 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $39,032 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $26,513 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Political Science and Government | $44,481 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Psychology | $39,952 n=285 | $20,500 n=451 |
| Public Health | $45,888 n=126 | $20,500 n=109 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $40,722 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | $20,666 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $37,928 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $45,791 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $24,112 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | $34,413 National median for this major n=488 | Not published |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $34,340 National median for this major n=1,905 | $34,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $34,880 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $24,032 n=118 |
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