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Salaries by Major at Oregon State University

How much money do Oregon State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $40,000 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $53,900 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for OSU graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Science with a median starting salary of $69,600 followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering paying $69,300 and Construction Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $68,500 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $115,500 followed by Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) at $70,400 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $64,800 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Oregon State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Oregon State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) $115,500
Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) $70,400
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,600
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $69,300
Construction Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,500
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $64,800
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $64,300
Engineering, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,300
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,200
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,000
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,900
Public Health (Master's Degree) $54,400
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,100
Forest Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,800
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $45,300
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Forestry (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,500
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $43,800
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $43,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,900
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $42,600
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,100
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,300
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Master's Degree) $40,900
Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,000
Natural Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,900
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,900
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,700
Education (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,200
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,600
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,700
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,200
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,900
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,100
Agriculture (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,700
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,700
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,900
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,800
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,500
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,800
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,100
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,800
Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,700

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=209542 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Oregon State University.