Agricultural Economics at Oregon State University

Every agricultural economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ag economics program at Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in ag economics from Oregon State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Agricultural Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Economics

Oregon State Agricultural Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ag economics programs across the country. The following shows how Oregon State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ag economics major at Oregon State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	19
	24
	35
	37

Ag Economics Student Demographics at Oregon State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ag economics majors at Oregon State University.

Oregon State Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in ag economics from Oregon State. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. The typical ag economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Oregon State since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ag economics at Oregon State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor's in ag economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in ag economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Business

Careers That Ag Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in ag economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Economists	220	$87,420
Agricultural Sciences Professors	200	$88,310

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.