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Psychology at Oregon State University

Psychology at Oregon State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

Oregon State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #316 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 231
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

Oregon State Psychology Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Oregon State, 83% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
General Psychology 284
Child Development & Psychology 5

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,040 $103,870
Psychology Professors 540 $76,580

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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