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History at Oregon State University

Oregon State University graduates about 61 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 261st of 692 schools we score for history, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 154 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

57/100Solid#261 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year611% of the class
Courses in the catalog154more than 88% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.12× the same major nationally
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%1128–1360whole school

Around Oregon State University

The Valley Library at the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon
The Valley Library OSUPhoto: Parhamr · Public domain · source
Disabled Students Union at OSU's Community Resource Fair.
Disabled Students Union at OSUPhoto: Perrells · CC BY 4.0 · source
Prism Art & Literary Journal Volume CXXXII
Prism Journal V. CXXXIIPhoto: MadMaxQuinnBraly · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A Wiki Education Wiki Scholar
Natchee Barnd headshotPhoto: ProfessorBeaver · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Valley Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 132 · Student housing 33 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 9 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Hope College 58
  2. Illinois Wesleyan University 58
  3. Earlham College 58
  4. University of South Florida 57
  5. Miami University–Oxford 57
  6. SUNY–Geneseo 57
  7. Oklahoma State University 57
  8. Austin College 57

Other strong majors at Oregon State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oregon State University with every school we score in history. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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