General Psychology at Oregon State University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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. Of the 6,299 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University in 2021, 284 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Oregon State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Oregon State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Oregon State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Oregon State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $31,612. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Oregon State in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were 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 5% more men than average.

About 65% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	184
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.