Plant Sciences at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 2 graduates a year

$38,397
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,950
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,567
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#20 of 44
Rank by pay
#24 of 44
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,005
Median federal debt

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates in plant sciences earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Compares for Plant Sciences

All 44 colleges reporting plant sciences earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$82,487$75,058#2$63,129
2South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$78,494$84,491#1$58,787
3California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$77,034$70,096#4$60,443
4University of California-Davis Davis, CA$72,335$65,820#8$43,873
5California State University-Chico Chico, CA$68,629$62,448#12$43,944
6California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$66,714$60,705#17$46,152
7Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$66,513$67,624#5$45,163
8University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$63,279$62,171#13$45,411
9University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$62,957$67,503#6$46,627
10University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$61,946$64,024#10$47,716
…
17Cornell University Ithaca, NY$58,960$56,118#27$32,236
18Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$58,603$60,839#16$50,115
19Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$57,950$58,291#23$38,397
20Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$57,950$58,291#24$38,397
21Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$56,812$60,627#18$42,712
22Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$56,630$51,567#32$42,861
23Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$56,265$60,328#19$48,546

Other Majors at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,405$85,376#75 of 349
Construction Engineering$105,964$80,936#4 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,359$77,636#59 of 258
Physics$103,167$48,169#6 of 107
Industrial Engineering$101,653$78,425#29 of 94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,182$48,134#30 of 118
Engineering$94,278$71,549#10 of 19
Nuclear Engineering$94,105$69,657#10 of 12
Mechanical Engineering$93,740$68,686#113 of 318
Chemical Engineering$92,741$71,618#111 of 158
Civil Engineering$89,822$70,635#58 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$88,149$63,000#61 of 166
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,699$68,223#7 of 46
Manufacturing Engineering$85,369$72,154#12 of 15
Agricultural Engineering$81,691$54,095#20 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,427$52,156#215 of 452
Chemistry$78,417$41,779#27 of 209
Accounting and Related Services$75,219$53,694#350 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,660$47,555#264 of 1176
Marketing$73,205$45,015#143 of 516
Mathematics$72,318$45,204#137 of 309
Agricultural Business and Management$72,311$52,031#17 of 77
Forest Engineering$72,107$51,279—
Economics$70,436$45,708#268 of 368
Food Science and Technology$63,531$43,923#25 of 29
Political Science and Government$63,354$39,157#250 of 565
Public Health$62,633$40,682#66 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$61,096$40,737#145 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$60,434$35,614#78 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,184$23,086#17 of 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oregon State University-Cascades Campus plant sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $38,397 one year after graduating and $57,950 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Oregon State University-Cascades Campus rank for plant sciences?

Among 44 colleges reporting earnings for plant sciences graduates, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ranks #20 by median pay four years after graduation, and #24 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is plant sciences at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for plant sciences ($56,567), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,005.

← All data for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.