Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public · Graduate degree-granting

Ohio State University-Main Campus is a public institution in Columbus, Ohio, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. With 45,638 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $60,409 ten years after enrollment, which is 48% above the national median of $40,747. In terms of completion, the graduation rate is 87.7%. Regarding affordability, median graduate debt is $19,976, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 3.02x. The average net price after financial aid is $17,339 per year. The most popular programs include Finance, Clinical Psychology, Biology, Communications, and Marketing.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$60,409

Graduation Rate

87.7%

Median Debt

$19,976

Average Net Price

$17,339

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

0.87x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

3.02x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

45,638

Admission Rate

60.6%

Average SAT

1387

Retention Rate

94.2%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$13,244

Out-of-State Tuition

$40,022

Pell Grant Rate

20.2%

Federal Loan Rate

28.8%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$4,885

Income $30K–$48K

$5,751

Income $48K–$75K

$9,807

Income $110K+

$27,359

Student Demographics

Women

52.0%

White

59.8%

Black

7.9%

Hispanic

5.8%

Asian

10.8%

Two or More Races

4.9%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

62.8%

Accreditations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education — Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses (Accredited)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education — Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs (Accredited)
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education — Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) - Clinical training programs at the master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels (Accredited)
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation — Dental Hygiene (DH), Predoctoral, Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency), Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology- (OMP), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics), Dental Anesthesiology (Accredited)
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education — Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree, Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree (Accredited)
American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education — Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs, Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs (Accredited)
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education — Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist (Accredited)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs, Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs, Clinical doctoral program in Audiology (Accredited)
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education — Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree (Accredited)
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education — Health Services Administration (HSA) - Graduate programs in health services administration (Accredited)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs — Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels (Accredited)
Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health (PHBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level school of public health (Accredited)
Higher Learning Commission — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology — Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers, Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists (Preaccredited)
Liaison Committee on Medical Education — Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation — Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation — Dance (DANCE) (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation — Theatre (THEA) (Accredited)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)
National League for Nursing, Commission for Nurse Education Accreditation — Nursing - Clinical doctorate (Preaccredited)

Programs (343)

Bachelor (118)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Finance	$97,986	817
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	646
Biology	$64,324	486
Communications	$62,096	478
Marketing	$81,119	478
Computer Engineering	$123,731	455
Allied Health & Medical Assisting	$73,594	436
Accounting	$90,850	297
Neuroscience	$68,480	283
Economics	$75,485	272
Political Science	$65,972	265
Business Administration & Management	$85,586	236
Registered Nursing	$81,795	235
Mechanical Engineering	$96,418	218
Electrical Engineering	$99,400	217
Secondary Education	$52,459	171
Sports & Fitness	$57,541	167
Social Work	$50,596	163
Mathematics	$81,909	158
Chemical Engineering	$98,851	155
Civil Engineering	$85,202	151
Industrial Engineering	$106,932	149
Computer & Information Sciences	$118,833	145
Natural Resources Conservation	$58,119	143
Criminology	$58,865	142
International Relations	$66,064	133
Animal Sciences	$50,769	130
English Language & Literature	$48,301	130
History	$49,986	120
Business Information Systems	$96,843	104
Human Development & Family Studies	$50,921	101
Zoology	$45,501	101
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	$67,381	100
Aerospace Engineering	$92,999	96
Public Health	$70,369	93
Pharmacy	$65,407	92
Biomedical Engineering	$90,065	89
Public Administration	$60,678	88
Air Transportation	$79,114	87
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	$68,942	87
Educational Administration	$42,187	85
Communication Disorders	$57,797	85
Sociology	$50,457	84
Management Information Systems	$110,192	84
Romance Languages	$58,235	82
Apparel and Textiles	$66,256	75
Fine Arts	$46,899	74
Architectural Technology	Not reported	73
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	$88,205	71
Anthropology	$50,055	70
Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	$57,859	69
Chemistry	$71,559	69
Physics	$94,543	68
Teacher Education	$45,969	66
Real Estate	$91,213	66
Applied Mathematics	$120,495	65
Human Resources Management	$82,371	62
Statistics	Not reported	58
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$67,018	57
Agricultural Engineering	$81,917	56
Genetics	$63,767	56
Materials Engineering	$86,084	54
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$111,500	52
Agricultural Business	$66,603	51
Natural Resources Management	$52,528	50
Design & Applied Arts	$68,151	48
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	$50,565	45
Geography	$60,363	43
Dental Support Services	$65,920	43
Journalism	$51,280	41
Microbiology	$66,222	41
International Business	$81,473	38
Environmental Engineering	$80,775	37
Hospitality Management	$53,039	37
City & Regional Planning	$57,573	36
Linguistics	$44,941	36
Astronomy	Not reported	36
Philosophy	$55,823	34
Public Policy Analysis	$65,894	32
Social Sciences	Not reported	31
Ethnic & Gender Studies	$40,713	30
Engineering, Other	$97,144	30
Sustainability Studies	Not reported	30
Music	$51,310	30
Plant Sciences	$56,812	27
Health Services Administration	$80,315	26
Clinical Laboratory Science	$74,601	25
East Asian Languages	$46,527	24
Dance	Not reported	22
Special Education	$50,194	21
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$68,688	20
Drama & Theater Arts	$37,445	20
Engineering Physics	$90,938	19
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$54,860	18
Food Science & Technology	$70,537	15
Geological Sciences	$53,381	15
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Not reported	13
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$59,072	13
Atmospheric Sciences	Not reported	13
Germanic Languages	Not reported	11
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	$58,821	10
Liberal Arts & Sciences	$54,529	9
Insurance	Not reported	9
Agricultural Public Services	Not reported	7
Religion	Not reported	7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	6
Botany	Not reported	6
Middle Eastern Languages	Not reported	5
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	Not reported	4
Area Studies	Not reported	4
Business	$65,374	4
Modern Greek Language and Literature	Not reported	3
Architecture	$66,131	0
International Studies	$66,995	0
Psychology	$54,182	0
Landscape Architecture	$65,828	Not reported
Non-Professional Legal Studies	$70,429	Not reported
Health Services Administration & Management	$71,189	Not reported

Master (94)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Social Work	$62,275	454
Registered Nursing	$109,662	236
Business Administration & Management	$139,427	222
Education	$57,235	191
Electrical Engineering	$134,031	115
Public Administration	$74,606	111
Applied Mathematics	$107,934	98
Public Health	$90,608	76
Computer Engineering	Not reported	74
Human Resources Management	$102,299	70
Sports & Fitness	$59,334	62
Health Services Administration	$95,359	58
Mechanical Engineering	$126,887	51
Pharmacology	$113,921	50
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	48
Clinical Laboratory Science	$94,876	45
Secondary Education	$59,711	37
Ecology	Not reported	37
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	36
Natural Resources Conservation	$63,595	31
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	31
Engineering-Related Fields	Not reported	31
Communication Disorders	$59,984	30
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition	Not reported	30
Architectural Technology	Not reported	29
Economics	Not reported	28
Materials Engineering	Not reported	27
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	27
Bioethics & Medical Ethics	Not reported	24
Cell Biology	Not reported	21
Physics	Not reported	21
Pharmacy	$160,491	20
City & Regional Planning	$73,208	19
Statistics	Not reported	18
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	18
English Language & Literature	$51,416	17
Plant Sciences	$70,911	16
Civil Engineering	$92,821	15
Legal Studies	Not reported	15
Music	$60,865	15
Information Science	Not reported	14
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	14
Engineering, Other	Not reported	14
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	13
Physiology	$138,085	12
Neuroscience	Not reported	12
Sustainability Studies	Not reported	12
Fine Arts	$58,535	12
Animal Sciences	Not reported	11
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Not reported	11
Romance Languages	Not reported	11
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	10
Graphic Communications	Not reported	10
Sociology	Not reported	10
Mental Health Services	$91,866	10
Educational Media	Not reported	9
Engineering	Not reported	9
East Asian Languages	Not reported	9
Home Furnishings	Not reported	9
Zoology	Not reported	9
Geological Sciences	Not reported	9
Agricultural Business	Not reported	8
Human Development & Family Studies	Not reported	8
Astronomy	Not reported	8
Chemistry	Not reported	8
Dance	Not reported	8
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	7
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Not reported	7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Not reported	7
Political Science	Not reported	6
History	Not reported	6
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	5
Linguistics	Not reported	5
Biology	Not reported	5
Botany	Not reported	5
Mathematics	Not reported	5
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Not reported	5
Geography	Not reported	5
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$68,045	5
Area Studies	Not reported	4
Communications	Not reported	4
Germanic Languages	Not reported	4
Middle Eastern Languages	Not reported	4
Genetics	Not reported	4
Nuclear Engineering	Not reported	3
Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	Not reported	3
Microbiology	Not reported	3
Drama & Theater Arts	Not reported	3
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	Not reported	3
Accounting	$104,247	1
Architecture	$82,952	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$70,191	0
Veterinary Medicine	$263,241	Not reported
Dentistry	$329,225	Not reported

Doctoral (64)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	$76,684	98
Education	$87,043	91
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	48
Chemistry	$123,152	46
Registered Nursing	$112,899	37
Physics	$132,984	29
Clinical Psychology	$120,917	28
Biology	$75,461	27
Mathematics	Not reported	23
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	22
Communication Disorders	Not reported	22
English Language & Literature	$66,460	21
Cell Biology	Not reported	21
Materials Engineering	Not reported	18
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	17
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	15
Romance Languages	Not reported	15
Pharmacy	Not reported	15
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	15
Computer Engineering	Not reported	14
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	13
Sociology	Not reported	13
Agricultural Business	Not reported	12
Civil Engineering	Not reported	12
Ecology	Not reported	12
Music	$57,576	12
Zoology	Not reported	11
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	$123,814	10
Statistics	Not reported	10
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	9
Social Work	Not reported	9
History	Not reported	9
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Not reported	8
Engineering, Other	Not reported	8
Economics	Not reported	8
Political Science	Not reported	8
City & Regional Planning	Not reported	7
Communications	Not reported	7
Astronomy	Not reported	7
Geography	Not reported	7
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	6
Arts & Entertainment Management	Not reported	6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Not reported	6
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	5
Secondary Education	Not reported	5
Engineering	Not reported	5
Nuclear Engineering	Not reported	5
East Asian Languages	Not reported	5
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Not reported	5
Neuroscience	Not reported	5
Philosophy	Not reported	5
Fine Arts	Not reported	5
Animal Sciences	Not reported	4
Geological Sciences	Not reported	4
Public Health	Not reported	4
Plant Sciences	Not reported	3
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	3
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	3
Human Development & Family Studies	Not reported	3
Microbiology	Not reported	3
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	3
Sports & Fitness	Not reported	3
Public Administration	Not reported	3
Anthropology	Not reported	3

First Professional (6)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Medicine	$99,404	198
Law	$122,732	182
Veterinary Medicine	$132,986	169
Pharmacy	$137,783	123
Dentistry	$198,071	120
Optometry	$132,661	62

Associate (9)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Teacher Education	Not reported	7
Liberal Arts & Sciences	$47,583	0
Agricultural Business	$48,565	Not reported
Agricultural Production	$56,234	Not reported
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	$51,545	Not reported
Applied Horticulture	$48,534	Not reported
Animal Sciences	$47,995	Not reported
Plant Sciences	$61,971	Not reported
Secondary Education	$44,131	Not reported

Graduate Certificate (13)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	48
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Not reported	38
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	Not reported	38
Registered Nursing	Not reported	36
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	30
Public Administration	Not reported	18
Sports & Fitness	Not reported	10
Teacher Education	Not reported	8
Health Services Administration	Not reported	8
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	5
Geography	Not reported	5
Medical Illustration	Not reported	5
Geological Sciences	Not reported	3

Undergraduate Certificate (9)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	63
Public Relations	Not reported	32
Registered Nursing	Not reported	19
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Not reported	14
Linguistics	Not reported	14
Natural Sciences	Not reported	10
Geological Sciences	Not reported	6
Philosophy	Not reported	4
Public Health	Not reported	3

Show 30 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Master	2
Home Furnishings	Doctoral	2
Botany	Doctoral	2
Genetics	Doctoral	2
Astronomy	Undergraduate Certificate	2
Atmospheric Sciences	Master	2
Social Sciences, Other	Master	2
Arts & Entertainment Management	Master	2
Health Services	Bachelor	2
Dental Support Services	Master	2
Agricultural Production	Bachelor	1
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Doctoral	1
Linguistics	Doctoral	1
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral	1
Middle Eastern Languages	Doctoral	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master	1
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Master	1
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Doctoral	1
Physiology	Doctoral	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Master	1
Marine Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Anthropology	Master	1
Dance	Doctoral	1
Arts & Entertainment Management	Bachelor	1
Health Services	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Health Services Administration	Undergraduate Certificate	1
Clinical Laboratory Science	Graduate Certificate	1
Public Health	Graduate Certificate	1
Accounting	Doctoral	1