19 Master's degrees offered by the university

Geology at Oregon State University is the study of the materials, processes, and history of the solid Earth and its fluid envelopes. Geology is an integrative field, drawing on mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology to understand the interactions of the lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere.

The Crop and Soil Science department at Oregon State University offer graduate programs, with specialization in various fields of soil science, leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Supporting course work is chosen for each student from the basic sciences and other related fields. 

The Biological and Ecological Engineering department at Oregon State University offers programs leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The objective of these programs are to serve as the interface between life sciences and engineering.

An INTO OSU Graduate Pathway in Environmental and Occupational Health - Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health will prepare you to enter your next term of a master’s degree program at INTO Oregon State University.

The Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University provides students with a fundamental knowledge of toxicology that prepares them for responsible positions in research and development, academia, government, professional services, or research foundations.

Marine Resource Management at Oregon State University is a science-based, interdisciplinary master's program based in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Astmospheric Science (CEOAS). The program provides students with the multidisciplinary training necessary to function confidently and effectively in professional resource management positions. 

Develop analytical and problem solving skills associated with complex Natural Resources issues, and learn from world-renowned Oregon State University faculty. This is an accredited program in which you study the interaction of ecological, economic, ethical and social systems.

An INTO OSU Graduate Pathway in Environmental Sciences will prepare you to enter your next term of a master’s degree program at INTO Oregon State University.

Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University is an interdisciplinary graduate major that first introduces students to the elements of the Earth system and the processes of mass and energy flow among them through a set of core courses. 

An INTO OSU Graduate Pathway in Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences will prepare you to enter your next term of a master’s degree program at INTO Oregon State University.

An INTO OSU Graduate Pathway in Environmental and Occupational Health in Environmental and Occupational Health will prepare you to enter your next term of a master’s degree program at INTO Oregon State University.

The Sustainable Forest Management graduate program at the Oregon State University emphasizes the conservation of forest-dominated landscapes to meet a defined set of ecological, economic and social criteria over long time frames.

Oregon State University's Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management offers the master of science, master of agriculture, and Ph.D. degrees.

Students enrolled in the Water Resources Engineering degree at Oregon State University will be broadly trained to undertake life-long careers in water resources system design, and will have the option to focus on groundwater, surface water, or watershed engineering.

The Forest Ecosystems and Society graduate program at Oregon State University combines a strong social science faculty with a strong biological and ecological science faculty and so provides an unusual opportunity to focus on the interface of social science and ecology. 

We offer MS and PhD degrees in Wood Science at Oregon State University with a broad range of specialties. Example specialties are chemistry, physics, composites, bio-deterioration and business. Dual MS and PhD degrees are also possible. Common dual degrees are with Material Science and Civil Engineering.

The Environmental Sciences Graduate Program at Oregon State University provides curricula leading to M.A. M.S., Professional Science Master's (PSM) and Ph.D. degrees in environmental science. The curricula integrates thinking across disciplines, especially life, physical, and social sciences. Environmental science explores natural processes on earth and their alteration by human activity.

Students enrolled in the Water Resources Policy and Management program at Oregon State University will be broadly trained to undertake careers in managing water resources and in guiding or making water resource policy decisions. 

The Water Resources Science Program at Oregon State University is designed to train students broadly in water resources while maintaining an intellectual affiliation with a secondary field.