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Oregon State University

Online

  • Overview
  • Accessibility
  • Demographics
  • Cost
  • Online Offerings
  • Outcomes
  • Military
  • Programs & Degrees

Oregon State University is a public college in Corvallis, Oregon and has been named to the Abound: Finish College 100 Best Online Colleges, Best Online Colleges: West, Best Colleges for Adults, and Best Colleges for Military and Veterans award lists for 2024. The school’s online program features 49 online degree options and 9,911 online students. The part-time student body is 2,823 students, which represents 31% of total students. The on-campus average net price to attend is $21,163 and the per-credit hour charge for part-time students is $225. The school offers online degrees, on-campus day care, academic counseling services, career services, credit for military training, and more.

Overview

School Type

  • Online
  • Public

Website: oregonstate.edu

Accessibility

  • Distance education:Yes
  • Career services:Yes
  • Weekend/Evening classes:No
  • Credit for life experiences:No
  • On-Campus day care:Yes

Demographics

Part-time students
9,060 undergrads
  • Full-time undergrad students:19,845
  • Undergrad students over 25 years old:8,464
  • Pell Grant students:6,188
  • Online and distance education undergrad students:9,911
  • Students over 25 years old
    31%

Cost

In-district per-credit-hour charge for part-time students
$225
Average net price for students awarded grant/aid
$21,163
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Online & Distance Programs

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Bachelor's degrees offered

  • Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences(6)
  • Natural Resources and Conservation(2)
  • Area Ethnic Cultural Gender and Group Studies(1)
  • Communication Journalism and Related Programs(1)
  • Engineering(4)

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  • Foreign Languages Literatures and Linguistics(2)
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences(2)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities(1)
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences(3)
  • Mathematics and Statistics(1)
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies(2)
  • Parks Recreation Leisure and Fitness Studies(1)
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies(2)
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions(1)
  • Social Sciences(5)
  • Visual and Performing Arts(4)
  • Health Professions and Related Programs(2)
  • Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services(8)
  • History(1)
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Outcomes

  • Retention rate for part-time students:71%
  • Graduation rate for part-time students:45%

Military & Veteran

Number of undergraduate students receiving Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits
988 students
  • Credit for military training:Yes
  • Dedicated staff member:Yes
  • Student veteran organization:Yes
  • Yellow Ribbon Program member:Yes
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Featured Programs & Degrees

Arts & Humanities
Business
Psychology
Science & Technology
Arts & Humanities
Classroom Type
Online
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
No

Arts & Humanities Program Overview

Arts and humanities offers a wide range of degrees to choose from including gender studies, anthropology, and various languages. All degrees are offered online.

Affordability and Admissions

The cost per credit for all arts and humanities degrees is $280.

Degree Options Include

B.A./B.S. in Anthropology
B.A./B.S. in Economics
B.A. in French
B.A. in German
B.A./B.S. in History
B.A./B.S. in Liberal Studies
B.A./B.S. in Political Science
B.A./B.S. in Sociology
B.A. in Spanish
B.A./B.S. in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Business
Classroom Type
Online
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
No

B.A./B.S. in Business Administration

Oregon State University’s business administration degree program online prepares profession-ready students who provide innovative solutions to complex, global challenges. This AACSB-accredited program is a general business option that is not offered on the Corvallis campus at Oregon State.

Affordability and Admission

The cost per credit hour is $300.

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Get more information on the business administration major and career outlook here.

Psychology
Classroom Type
Online
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
No

B.A./B.S. in Psychology

Oregon State University’s online psychology degree program provides an understanding of not only why humans behave, think, or feel certain ways, but also to derive how they behave, think, or feel these ways. Both the scientific and humanistic perspectives of psychology are addressed, providing an appreciation of human diversity and the value of the empirical approach to identifying, understanding, and solving complex problems.

Affordability and Admissions

The cost per credit hour is $280.

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Science & Technology
Classroom Type
Online
Accelerated?
No
Transfer Credits?
No

Science & Technology Program Overview

Oregon State University offers a variety of degrees in the science and technology category. The Computer Science degree offers different programs for 1, 2, 3, and 4 year tracks. The Sustainability degree is offered only as a double degree, and students need 212-216 credit hours to graduate while most majors require only 180 credit hours.

Affordability and Admissions

All science and technology degrees cost $280 per credit hour except for computer science which costs $470.

Degree Options Include

B.S. in Agricultural Studies
B.S. in Computer Science
B.S. in Environmental Economics and PolicyB.S. in Environmental Sciences
B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
B.S. in Horticulture
B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences
B.S. in Natural Resources
B.S. in Rangeland Science
B.S. in Sustainability

Contact Oregon State University

Contact Admissions

Noah Buckley

osuadmit@oregonstate.edu

800-291-4192

Main Campus

4943 The Valley Library

Corvallis, OR 97331

541-737-9204

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ecampus.oregonstate.edu

 

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