Fisheries Sciences at Oregon State University

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 Fisheries Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries
Master’s Degree in Fisheries

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Rankings

The fisheries major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fisheries Sciences. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in fisheries, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fisheries Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of fisheries bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical fisheries bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% women. So female students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fisheries at Oregon State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its fisheries 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 fisheries.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of fisheries master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a fisheries master's degree from Oregon State, 100% were white. This is above average 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 fisheries.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fisheries Sciences

Fisheries Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management	120

Careers That Fisheries Grads May Go Into

A degree in fisheries 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
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610

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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