Oregon State University offers 276 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 101 major programs - 49 Bachelors, 21 Masters, 2 Doctorate, and 29 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $14,400 for Oregon residents and $38,190 for out-of-state students.
Total 13,083 students out of total 37,163 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 6,619 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
Oregon State University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | Oregon State University |
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 1500 SW Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR |
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| Online Students | 13,083 Enrolled Online Exclusively 8,697 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$14,400 Out-of-State$38,190 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$16,206 Out-of-State$33,351 |
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| Student to Faculty | 18:1 (5.56%) |
| Online Degree Programs |
| Total | 101 Programs |
| Bachelors | 49 Programs |
| Masters | 21 Programs |
| Doctorate | 2 Programs |
| Post-Graduate | 29 Programs |
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Oregon State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Oregon residents, the tuition & fees are $14,400 and $38,190 for non-Oregon residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $16,206 and $33,351 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $258 for Oregon residents and $771 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $508 for Oregon residents and $1,143 for out-of-state students.
Online Programs By Area of Study
Oregon State University offers 276 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 101 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 49 Bachelors, 21 Masters, 2 Doctorate, 29 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 49 |
21 | 2 | 29 |
| Overall Programs | 13 | NOT OFFERED | 100 |
74 | 56 | 33 |
Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
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| Urban and Community Horticulture | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 |
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| Agronomy and Crop Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
24 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Horticultural Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
61 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Range Science and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Environmental Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
163 | 30 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Natural Resources Management and Policy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
159 | 28 |
NOT OFFERED |
9 |
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| Natural Resource Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
6 |
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| Energy and Environmental Policy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 |
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| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
18 |
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| Urban Forestry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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| Forestry (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
6 |
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| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
116 | 14 |
NOT OFFERED |
40 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Computer Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1,155 | 132 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 13 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
20 |
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| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 11 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 67 |
9 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 13 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Elementary Education and Teaching | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
60 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 19 |
NOT OFFERED |
27 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Engineering Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Construction Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
79 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Industrial Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 18 |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Manufacturing Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
11 |
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| Engineering-Related Fields (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| German Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
28 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
163 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Creative Writing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
32 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
32 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Botany/Plant Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Zoology/Animal Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
134 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Toxicology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
1 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Statistics (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 21 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Nutrition Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 10 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| International/Global Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| Maritime Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Sustainability Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
62 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
17 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
196 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Philosophy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
17 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
468 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Public Policy Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
12 | 33 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
5 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Anthropology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
56 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
1 |
|---|
| Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
31 | 9 |
NOT OFFERED |
131 |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
78 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Rural Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Design and Applied Arts (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Music (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
182 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Pharmaceutical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 4 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
105 | 47 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
10 |
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| Health/Medical Physics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 36 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
48 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 | 122 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
11 |
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| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
26 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Hospitality Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Management Information Systems | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Management Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
29 | 57 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Business Statistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 |
|---|
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
122 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
78 | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
Distance Learning Program Student Population
At Oregon State University, there are 37,163 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 21,780 students were attending classes through distance learning (13,083 students are enrolled exclusively and 8,697 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 37,163 | |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 13,083 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 8,697 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 15,383 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 13,083 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,461 Oregon Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 8,196 students living in the U.S. States other than Oregon, and 362 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 13,083 | |
| Oregon Resident | 4,461 |
| Other State In U.S. | 8,196 |
| Outside of U.S. | 362 |
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 13,083 | |
| Undergraduate | 10,848 |
| Graduate | 2,235 |
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 10,848 | |
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 10,500 |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 348 |