Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, Ohio · Public

Of 92 assessed programs, 90 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 245 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$15,673
$30k to $48k	$15,160
$48k to $75k	$19,078
$75k to $110k	$23,689
$110k and up	$24,492
All families (average)	$21,637

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

92 of 337 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,308	+$51,226	clears the bar	$13,672	0.3 yrs	1,657
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,893	+$7,811	clears the bar	$21,500	2.8 yrs	283
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$119,976	+$83,894	clears the bar	$40,750	0.5 yrs	280
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$154,758	+$118,676	clears the bar	$250,362	2.1 yrs	244
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,399	+$13,317	clears the bar	$23,258	1.7 yrs	211
Nursing	Master's Degree	$113,469	+$77,387	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	211
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,506	+$42,424	clears the bar	$23,416	0.6 yrs	204
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,352	+$19,270	clears the bar	$23,356	1.2 yrs	167
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,695	+$18,613	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	164
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$68,913	+$32,831	clears the bar	$38,107	1.2 yrs	143
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$59,276	+$23,194	clears the bar	$24,000	1.0 yrs	141
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$81,299	+$45,217	clears the bar	$24,250	0.5 yrs	141
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$110,913	+$74,831	clears the bar	$37,230	0.5 yrs	130
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$71,478	+$35,396	clears the bar	$21,563	0.6 yrs	127
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,390	+$12,308	clears the bar	$23,654	1.9 yrs	126
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$56,902	+$20,820	clears the bar	$18,690	0.9 yrs	101
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,907	+$22,825	clears the bar	$22,500	1.0 yrs	98
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,999	+$9,917	clears the bar	$19,000	1.9 yrs	93
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,312	+$15,230	clears the bar	$24,500	1.6 yrs	89
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,867	+$19,785	clears the bar	$23,000	1.2 yrs	81
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,538	+$25,456	clears the bar	$24,750	1.0 yrs	80
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$93,774	+$57,692	clears the bar	$25,309	0.4 yrs	80
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,384	+$24,302	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	79
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,206	+$17,124	clears the bar	$24,049	1.4 yrs	77
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,085	+$21,003	clears the bar	$22,875	1.1 yrs	71
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$70,572	+$34,490	clears the bar	$41,000	1.2 yrs	59
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$84,002	+$47,920	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	57
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$112,051	+$75,969	clears the bar	$88,976	1.2 yrs	55
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,282	+$57,200	clears the bar	$21,490	0.4 yrs	53
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,285	+$55,203	clears the bar	$26,216	0.5 yrs	52
Accounting	Master's Degree	$64,204 1-year earnings	+$28,122	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$69,204	+$33,122	clears the bar	$39,756	1.2 yrs	51
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,346	+$9,264	clears the bar	$26,147	2.8 yrs	49
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$54,576	+$18,494	clears the bar	$24,500	1.3 yrs	47
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,479	+$21,397	clears the bar	$26,500	1.2 yrs	46
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$79,706	+$43,624	clears the bar	$66,500	1.5 yrs	43
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$44,593	+$8,511	clears the bar	$26,750	3.1 yrs	42
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,990	+$49,908	clears the bar	$22,732	0.5 yrs	41
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$123,110	+$87,028	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Special Education	Master's Degree	$46,525 1-year earnings	+$10,443	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,019	+$44,937	clears the bar	$26,875	0.6 yrs	39
Music	Master's Degree	$50,365	+$14,283	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$66,552	+$30,470	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	36
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,690	+$13,608	clears the bar	$20,000	1.5 yrs	35
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,055	+$2,973	clears the bar	$25,250	8.5 yrs	35
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$99,701	+$63,619	clears the bar	$22,067	0.3 yrs	33
Economics	Master's Degree	$97,827	+$61,745	clears the bar	$40,849	0.7 yrs	32
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$56,614	+$20,532	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	31
English	Master's Degree	$57,400	+$21,318	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	31
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,369	+$13,287	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,258	+$15,176	clears the bar	$26,950	1.8 yrs	30
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,101	+$10,019	clears the bar	$23,250	2.3 yrs	30
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,922	+$30,840	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	29
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,998	+$21,916	clears the bar	$26,000	1.2 yrs	27
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,479	+$4,397	clears the bar	$25,500	5.8 yrs	25
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	$52,250	+$16,168	clears the bar	$29,459	1.8 yrs	24
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$42,796	+$6,714	clears the bar	$21,875	3.3 yrs	22
Theatre	Master's Degree	$53,128	+$17,046	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	$77,401	+$41,319	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	21
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,364	+$63,282	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	21
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$54,184	+$18,102	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	19
Housing and Human Environments	Bachelor's Degree	$52,861	+$16,779	clears the bar	$25,683	1.5 yrs	19
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$97,552	+$61,470	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,327	+$8,245	clears the bar	$25,000	3.0 yrs	18
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,673	+$58,591	clears the bar	$23,125	0.4 yrs	17
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$58,647	+$22,565	clears the bar	$23,750	1.1 yrs	17
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$46,655 1-year earnings	+$10,573	clears the bar	$19,750	1.9 yrs	17
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$56,381	+$20,299	clears the bar	$26,000	1.3 yrs	17
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$49,553	+$13,471	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	17
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$45,956	+$9,874	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$73,640	+$37,558	clears the bar	$25,375	0.7 yrs	16
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$37,785	+$1,703	clears the bar	$20,427	12.0 yrs	12
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,562	+$31,480	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$51,822	+$15,740	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$62,153	+$26,071	clears the bar	$23,875	0.9 yrs	11
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$60,236 1-year earnings	+$24,154	clears the bar	$21,000	0.9 yrs	9
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$54,077	+$17,995	clears the bar	$30,948	1.7 yrs	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$51,652	+$15,570	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	3
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,767	+$24,685	clears the bar	$20,750	0.8 yrs	2
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$53,577	+$17,495	clears the bar	$13,000	0.7 yrs	2
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$53,863	+$17,781	clears the bar	$12,750	0.7 yrs	2
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$33,312	-$2,770	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$25,999	-$10,083	falls short	$10,576	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$78,236	+$42,154	clears the bar	$14,625	0.3 yrs	0
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$127,769	+$91,687	clears the bar	$25,548	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$85,798	+$49,716	clears the bar	$25,577	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,659	+$19,577	clears the bar	$24,780	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$66,093	+$30,011	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,632	+$13,550	clears the bar	$15,792	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	$40,330	+$4,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$71,579	+$35,497	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	$52,743	+$16,661	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	222
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	112
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	110
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	88
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Engineering, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Civil Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Museology/Museum Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.