Fisheries Sciences at Oregon State University

Every fisheries sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fisheries 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in fisheries.

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

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Fisheries
• Doctorate Degree in Fisheries

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in fisheries, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Fisheries Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Fisheries Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in fisheries from Oregon State. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a fisheries master's degree from Oregon State, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the fisheries master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)
• Natural Resources Conservation
• Forestry
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource Management

Careers That Fisheries Grads May Go Into

A degree in fisheries 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
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610

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.