Plant Sciences at Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Bachelor's Degree · about 83 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)
#19 of 44
Rank by pay
#23 of 44
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,005
Median federal debt

Oregon State University 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 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
…
16University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN$59,240$56,587#26$57,915
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

Other Majors at Oregon State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$121,405$85,376#74 of 349
Construction Engineering$105,964$80,936#3 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,359$77,636#58 of 258
Physics$103,167$48,169#5 of 107
Industrial Engineering$101,653$78,425#28 of 94
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,182$48,134#29 of 118
Engineering$94,278$71,549#9 of 19
Nuclear Engineering$94,105$69,657#9 of 12
Mechanical Engineering$93,740$68,686#112 of 318
Chemical Engineering$92,741$71,618#110 of 158
Civil Engineering$89,822$70,635#57 of 233
Management Information Systems and Services$88,149$63,000#60 of 166
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,699$68,223#6 of 46
Manufacturing Engineering$85,369$72,154#11 of 15
Agricultural Engineering$81,691$54,095#19 of 26
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,427$52,156#214 of 452
Chemistry$78,417$41,779#26 of 209
Accounting and Related Services$75,219$53,694#349 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,660$47,555#263 of 1176
Marketing$73,205$45,015#142 of 516
Mathematics$72,318$45,204#136 of 309
Agricultural Business and Management$72,311$52,031#16 of 77
Forest Engineering$72,107$51,279—
Economics$70,436$45,708#267 of 368
Food Science and Technology$63,531$43,923#24 of 29
Political Science and Government$63,354$39,157#249 of 565
Public Health$62,633$40,682#65 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$61,096$40,737#144 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$60,434$35,614#77 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,184$23,086#16 of 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Oregon State University 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 rank for plant sciences?

Among 44 colleges reporting earnings for plant sciences graduates, Oregon State University ranks #19 by median pay four years after graduation, and #23 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is plant sciences at Oregon State University 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 · 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.