Economics at Oregon State University

Oregon State University graduates about 88 economics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 284th of 683 schools we score for economics, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 44 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 78% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.