Graduates of Oregon State University earn median 4-year earnings of $71,799, placing Oregon State University in the 73.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,348 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 71.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Oregon State University #446 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Computer Science reports 843 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $121,405, ranked #46 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 452 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,660, ranked #94 nationally in its major. Mechanical Engineering reports 315 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $93,740, ranked #67 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 275 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,650, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Oregon State University earn median 4-year earnings of $71,799, placing Oregon State University in the 73.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,348 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 71.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Oregon State University #446 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Computer Science reports 843 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $121,405, ranked #46 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 452 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,660, ranked #94 nationally in its major. Mechanical Engineering reports 315 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $93,740, ranked #67 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 275 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,650, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Graduates of Oregon State University earn median 4-year earnings of $71,799, placing Oregon State University in the 73.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,348 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 71.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Oregon State University #446 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Computer Science reports 843 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $121,405, ranked #46 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 452 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,660, ranked #94 nationally in its major. Mechanical Engineering reports 315 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $93,740, ranked #67 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 275 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,650, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Oregon State University's program mix is anchored in Engineering, with significant breadth across business, biological sciences, and applied technical fields — a portfolio consistent with the university's land-grant research identity. Engineering accounts for 17% of graduates, Business represents 14%, and Social Sciences makes up 5%. Across 73 programs serving roughly 5,823 students annually, 54 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, and the strongest national positions cluster in engineering subfields and quantitative disciplines. Computer Science is the program that combines the largest cohort scale with strong earnings, graduating 843 students with median earnings of $121,405 four years after enrollment. Azimuth ranks Computer Science #40 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. On the earnings side, Computer Science leads with median earnings of $121,405 from a cohort of 843 graduates, and Azimuth ranks the program #40 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Mechanical Engineering follows at $93,740 with 315 graduates, and Civil Engineering posts median earnings of $89,822 from 123 graduates. Among the largest programs by enrollment, Business Administration program graduates 452 students with median earnings of $73,660, and Mechanical Engineering graduates 315 with median earnings of $93,740. Engineering subfields at Oregon State University are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly — four-year earnings in these programs reflect actual workforce outcomes rather than undercounting from graduate-school deferrals. Programs like Psychology, General (275 graduates, $57,650 median earnings) and Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (205 graduates, $53,109 median earnings) round out the university's applied-science portfolio. The supply-demand map for college graduates provides context for how Oregon State University's engineering-heavy program mix aligns with sustained employer demand in technical fields across the Pacific Northwest and nationally. ```
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Oregon State University earn median 4-year earnings of $71,799, placing Oregon State University in the 73.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,348 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 71.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Oregon State University #446 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Computer Science reports 843 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $121,405, ranked #46 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 452 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $73,660, ranked #94 nationally in its major. Mechanical Engineering reports 315 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $93,740, ranked #67 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 275 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $57,650, ranked #66 nationally in its major.
