by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Oregon State University landed the #182 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Oregon, Oregon State came in at #2.
Oregon State was ranked #126 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, Oregon State took the #2 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Oregon.
Women make up 52.3% of the total graduate student body at Oregon State while men make you 47.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 20.9% of the graduate student population at Oregon State. Oregon State is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 21.0% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,446 | $27,297 |
| Fees | $2,123 | $2,123 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Oregon State is $53,657. That's about 8% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from Oregon State enter careers with an average starting salary of $97,059. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 29% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Oregon State University.
Contact details for Oregon State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 Sw Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331 |
| Phone: | 541-737-0123 |
| Website: | https://oregonstate.edu/ |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42.8% of the graduate students at Oregon State took at least one online course. Roughly 35.2% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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