Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying environmental 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 approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year.

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

Oregon State Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

Oregon State Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical environmental engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at Oregon State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Oregon State Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from Oregon State, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Environmental Engineering

If you plan to be a environmental engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering	29

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,580	$133,490
Environmental Engineers	760	$97,440
Engineering Professors	430	$103,400
Health and Safety Engineers	140	$86,700

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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