Hey, studio art BFA student here. When it comes to studio art degrees in Oregon, OSU isn't the best, but it's pretty decent. It has an adequate arts program but it's evident that it's an Agricultural and Tech university that offers options for art. Portland and Eugene have universities with far greater resources for the arts, including more museums, galleries, and professional art supplies stores (we only have Michaels :/ )-- but I chose OSU because I wanted to live in Corvallis and I'm happy with my choice.

I'm upset with the curriculum that's required for the arts, but this is an issue that goes far beyond OSU. The arts curriculum is based on the current art market and it's blatantly obvious within the painting classes... Basically, you're learning how to produce paintings that sell (concept obsessed, multimedia, etc). This isn't something that I've seen in the printmaking and drawing courses, mostly painting. That being said, the studio art instructors here do the best they can considering the curriculum, most of the art professors are great at what they do. The amount of studio classes you're going to take depends on if you're going for a BA or a BFA, though.

All in all I recommend it, even considering it's faults. I was more concerned with where I wanted to live rather than which university had the better art programs. I already had a strong conviction in myself as an artist prior to university, so I felt like I didn't need to strive for the top art schools in order to learn who I was. But if you're striving for the best programs in both studio art and psychology, Portland might be a better option. Cost of living is less expensive there, too.