Oregon State University
ROI analysis for 57 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Degree | $145,667 | $114,696 | 1.27x | CAUTION |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's | $51,500 | $50,591 | 1.02x | CAUTION |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's | $24,596 | $24,267 | 1.01x | CAUTION |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | Bachelor's | $26,639 | $27,857 | 0.96x | CAUTION |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $27,550 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's | $21,875 | $24,077 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's | $22,731 | $25,977 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's | $25,666 | $31,321 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's | $23,069 | $28,252 | 0.82x | CAUTION |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $25,537 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $22,992 | $28,758 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $27,169 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| History | Bachelor's | $22,431 | $28,343 | 0.79x | CAUTION |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's | $22,127 | $28,518 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's | $35,450 | $45,662 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's | $23,028 | $30,413 | 0.76x | CAUTION |
| Public Health | Master's | $36,176 | $49,105 | 0.74x | VIABLE |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's | $21,391 | $29,345 | 0.73x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | $46,000 | $64,131 | 0.72x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | $22,442 | $31,612 | 0.71x | VIABLE |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's | $20,104 | $28,532 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's | $20,211 | $29,198 | 0.69x | VIABLE |
| Physics | Bachelor's | $24,250 | $35,441 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Music | Bachelor's | $19,384 | $28,603 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's | $24,005 | $36,397 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's | $21,666 | $33,227 | 0.65x | VIABLE |
| Education, General | Master's | $30,818 | $48,362 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's | $24,000 | $37,215 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | $22,286 | $34,568 | 0.64x | VIABLE |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's | $23,500 | $39,422 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $36,545 | 0.59x | VIABLE |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $35,527 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | $18,864 | $32,584 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $47,169 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's | $20,945 | $37,600 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | $19,166 | $34,408 | 0.56x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | $23,916 | $43,213 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | $19,828 | $37,398 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $28,634 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Economics | Bachelor's | $20,500 | $39,302 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's | $24,057 | $49,575 | 0.49x | VIABLE |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,500 | $45,073 | 0.48x | VIABLE |
| Marketing | Bachelor's | $19,250 | $40,969 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's | $28,067 | $63,172 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's | $21,000 | $49,025 | 0.43x | VIABLE |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's | $16,455 | $38,770 | 0.42x | VIABLE |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's | $20,500 | $49,542 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | $19,962 | $48,601 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's | $24,000 | $62,085 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Forest Engineering | Bachelor's | $19,196 | $50,115 | 0.38x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's | $23,168 | $66,476 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,500 | $63,966 | 0.35x | VIABLE |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $73,542 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's | $21,899 | $65,943 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $54,066 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's | $22,664 | $70,654 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | $22,721 | $74,600 | 0.3x | VIABLE |