Marine Science at Oregon State University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every marine science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the marine science program at Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Marine Science section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Marine Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science

Oregon State Marine Science Rankings

The marine science major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Science. 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.

Marine Science Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Marine Science Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of marine science bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical marine science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine science 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 marine science.

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

Concentrations Within Marine Science

If you plan to be a marine science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Careers That Marine Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine science 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	950	$73,430
Biological Scientists	770	$69,930
Geoscientists	330	$74,920

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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