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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 Best 100 Online Colleges award list. Its online program features 30 online degree options. The in-state on-campus net price to attend is $19,781 and the per-credit hour charge is $212. The school offers on-campus day care, credit for military training, academic counseling services, career services, and more.

Overview

School Type

  • Online
  • Public

Website: oregonstate.edu

Accessibility

  • Distance education:Yes
  • Online degrees:No
  • Career services:Yes
  • Weekend/Evening classes:No
  • Credit for life experiences:No
  • On-Campus day care:Yes
  • Online library services:No
  • Remedial services:Yes
  • Master's degrees:No
  • Post-master's certificates:No
  • Doctorate Degrees:No

Demographics

Part-time students
8,560 undergrads
  • Full-time undergrad students:18,084
  • Undergrad students over 25 years old:7,119
  • Pell Grant students:6,033
  • Online and distance education undergrad students:7,059
  • Part-time students
    32%
  • Students over 25 years old
    27%

Cost

In-district per-credit-hour charge for part-time students
$212
In-district tuition and fees
$11,858
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Online & Distance Programs

Online/Distance degrees offered
30 degrees

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Bachelor's degrees offered

  • Natural Resources and Conservation(4)
  • Architecture and Related Services(3)
  • Communication Journalism and Related Programs(1)
  • Personal and Culinary Services(1)
  • Engineering(1)

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  • Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields(1)
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences(3)
  • Legal Professions and Studies(1)
  • Library Science(1)
  • Parks Recreation Leisure and Fitness Studies(1)
  • Theology and Religious Vocations(1)
  • Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Service(1)
  • Social Sciences(1)
  • Construction Trades(5)
  • Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services(3)
  • History(1)
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Outcomes

  • Retention rate for part-time students:71%
  • Graduation rate for part-time students:46%

Military & Veteran

Number of undergraduate students receiving Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits
815 students
  • Credit for military training:Yes
  • Dedicated staff member:Yes
  • Student veteran organization:Yes
  • Yellow Ribbon Program member:Yes
  • Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges 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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