Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio · Public

Of 55 assessed programs, 52 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 134 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,328
$30k to $48k	$9,421
$48k to $75k	$13,369
$75k to $110k	$16,249
$110k and up	$18,235
All families (average)	$12,767

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.

55 of 189 programs could be assessed 29% 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	$77,576	+$41,494	clears the bar	$24,000	0.6 yrs	151
Business	Master's Degree	$99,960 1-year earnings	+$63,878	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	133
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,574	+$16,492	clears the bar	$21,250	1.3 yrs	129
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$101,077	+$64,995	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	112
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,399	+$10,317	clears the bar	$26,924	2.6 yrs	105
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,447	+$16,365	clears the bar	$18,500	1.1 yrs	85
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,361	+$13,279	clears the bar	$27,995	2.1 yrs	81
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,697	+$26,615	clears the bar	$20,000	0.8 yrs	79
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,297	+$22,215	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	68
Social Work	Master's Degree	$61,197	+$25,115	clears the bar	$35,338	1.4 yrs	66
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$63,294	+$27,212	clears the bar	$20,916	0.8 yrs	65
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,690	+$6,608	clears the bar	$22,250	3.4 yrs	64
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,158	+$44,076	clears the bar	$21,250	0.5 yrs	62
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$67,992	+$31,910	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	57
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,031	+$6,949	clears the bar	$23,085	3.3 yrs	53
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,058	+$29,976	clears the bar	$23,900	0.8 yrs	49
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$38,535	+$2,453	clears the bar	$28,000	11.4 yrs	45
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$39,497	+$3,415	clears the bar	$26,063	7.6 yrs	43
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$42,737	+$6,655	clears the bar	$26,000	3.9 yrs	41
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$29,999	-$6,083	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,150	+$53,068	clears the bar	$25,375	0.5 yrs	38
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,028	+$48,946	clears the bar	$20,930	0.4 yrs	35
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,304	+$15,222	clears the bar	$34,125	2.2 yrs	35
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,648	+$19,566	clears the bar	$28,500	1.5 yrs	34
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$63,979	+$27,897	clears the bar	$19,506	0.7 yrs	31
Special Education	Master's Degree	$50,568	+$14,486	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,437	+$44,355	clears the bar	$23,500	0.5 yrs	29
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,539	+$54,457	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	27
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,539	+$457	clears the bar	$29,175	63.8 yrs	26
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$54,976	+$18,894	clears the bar	$41,000	2.2 yrs	24
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$69,341	+$33,259	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	24
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$41,630	+$5,548	clears the bar	$26,000	4.7 yrs	22
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$62,099	+$26,017	clears the bar	$24,905	1.0 yrs	22
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$76,896	+$40,814	clears the bar	$28,500	0.7 yrs	21
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,687	+$15,605	clears the bar	$27,729	1.8 yrs	19
Nursing	Master's Degree	$147,080	+$110,998	clears the bar	$48,456	0.4 yrs	19
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$47,657	+$11,575	clears the bar	$22,888	2.0 yrs	17
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$60,965	+$24,883	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,340	+$50,258	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	16
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$62,306 1-year earnings	+$26,224	clears the bar	$34,047	1.3 yrs	16
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,643	+$21,561	clears the bar	$22,798	1.1 yrs	15
English	Bachelor's Degree	$42,408	+$6,326	clears the bar	$25,000	4.0 yrs	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$64,931	+$28,849	clears the bar	$30,361	1.1 yrs	11
Accounting	Master's Degree	$78,145	+$42,063	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$78,450	+$42,368	clears the bar	$27,750	0.7 yrs	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$85,357	+$49,275	clears the bar	$18,265	0.4 yrs	10
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$86,361	+$50,279	clears the bar	$30,694	0.6 yrs	10
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$24,933 1-year earnings	-$11,149	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$44,232	+$8,150	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$75,595	+$39,513	clears the bar	$19,750	0.5 yrs	9
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$27,068 1-year earnings	-$9,014	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$53,170	+$17,088	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Master's Degree	$45,051	+$8,969	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,683	+$46,601	clears the bar	$58,087	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$69,496	+$33,414	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,250	insufficient data	13
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Programming	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Community Organization and Advocacy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.