Economics at Oregon State University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Oregon State Economics Rankings

The economics major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	49
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Oregon State Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of economics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Economics	113
Applied Economics	7

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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.