How much money do Ohio State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $39,300 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $50,600 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Ohio State graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Engineering, Other with a median starting salary of $71,800 followed by Industrial Engineering paying $70,700 and Mechanical Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $70,600 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Dentistry (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $231,200 followed by Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) at $122,500 and Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) who earn $114,600 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Ohio State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Dentistry (Master's Degree) | $231,200 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) | $122,500 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) | $114,600 |
| Dentistry (First Professional Degree) | $108,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $103,900 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) | $90,900 |
| Optometry (First Professional Degree) | $89,100 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) | $87,100 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $87,100 |
| Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $74,100 |
| Engineering, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,800 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $70,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $70,600 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,700 |
| Education (Doctoral Degree) | $69,500 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,000 |
| Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,800 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,700 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) | $64,900 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) | $64,900 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,700 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degree) | $63,600 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $62,700 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) | $61,800 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,300 |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,600 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,800 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $58,800 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $58,100 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,900 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,600 |
| Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,400 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,600 |
| Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,200 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,300 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,200 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,000 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $54,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,100 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $52,900 |
| Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,800 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,800 |
| Architecture (Master's Degree) | $50,900 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $50,400 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,400 |
| Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,100 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $48,100 |
| International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,700 |
| Real Estate (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,600 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) | $46,800 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) | $46,300 |
| Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,300 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $45,400 |
| Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,700 |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,100 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,700 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,700 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,500 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) | $42,400 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $42,100 |
| Air Transportation (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,000 |
| Education (Master's Degree) | $40,600 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,500 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,400 |
| Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $40,200 |
| Music (Doctoral Degree) | $39,600 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,500 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,400 |
| Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,100 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,300 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,900 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,700 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,400 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,800 |
| Public Administration (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,800 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,100 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,000 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Criminology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,000 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,700 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,400 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,300 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,200 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,100 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,100 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,100 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,000 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,800 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,700 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,500 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,200 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,900 |
| Genetics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,700 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,100 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,900 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,800 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,700 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,500 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,100 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,000 |
| Agricultural Production Operations (Associate's Degree) | $28,800 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,600 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,700 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degree) | $27,400 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,600 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,500 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate's Degree) | $26,300 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,900 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,700 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,400 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,000 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,400 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,200 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $21,300 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degree) | $19,900 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,800 |
| Dance (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,800 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=204796 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Ohio State University.