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Engineering at Oregon State University

Engineering at Oregon State University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Oregon State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Oregon State Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 73 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Oregon State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Oregon State University.

Oregon State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Oregon State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 76
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 608
International Students 92
Other Races/Ethnicities 101

Oregon State Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 84
International Students 78
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oregon State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 345
Electrical Engineering 204
Civil Engineering 162
Chemical Engineering 140
Industrial Engineering 85
Construction Engineering 80
Manufacturing Engineering 65
Biomedical Engineering 54
Nuclear Engineering 48
Forest Engineering 41
Agricultural Engineering 30
Environmental Engineering 29
Robotics Engineering 21
Other Engineering 19
Architectural Engineering 6

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Software Applications Developers 15,610 $101,940
Electronics Engineers 5,480 $94,520
Mechanical Engineers 4,090 $85,890
Civil Engineers 4,080 $88,270
Industrial Engineers 3,970 $90,980

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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