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Ohio University majors and salaries
Ohio University · Athens, Ohio · Public · 19,633 undergraduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing awards the most degrees here (2,608 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $87,308 four years out. Air Transportation ($99,701) and Industrial Engineering ($99,364) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Kent State University at Kent, Grand Valley State University and University of Nebraska, Lincoln trail Ohio University on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Iowa, University of Oregon and Illinois State University are ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 86 | $25,000 | $56,127 | $99,701 |
| Industrial Engineering | 30 | – | $77,633 | $99,364 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 27 | – | $69,470 | $94,673 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 184 | $23,250 | $68,559 | $93,774 |
| Computer Science | 98 | $26,000 | $74,498 | $93,282 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 107 | $25,412 | $72,184 | $91,285 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 2,608 | $15,475 | $83,529 | $87,308 |
| Chemical Engineering | 61 | $25,500 | $72,569 | $85,990 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 92 | $22,375 | $66,448 | $84,002 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 297 | $22,608 | $61,403 | $81,299 |
| Civil Engineering | 61 | $27,442 | $68,237 | $81,019 |
| Marketing | 459 | $23,085 | $58,061 | $78,506 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 37 | $19,500 | $50,435 | $77,401 |
| Engineering, General | 98 | $24,250 | $76,409 | – |
| International Business | 14 | – | – | $73,640 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 255 | $16,025 | $57,179 | $71,478 |
| Mathematics | 24 | – | – | $67,562 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 17 | – | $46,004 | $66,922 |
| Data Analytics | 364 | $24,125 | $66,696 | – |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 44 | $20,000 | $62,571 | – |
| Public Health | 15 | – | – | $62,153 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 96 | $22,775 | $48,894 | $61,538 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 0 | – | $58,792 | $60,767 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 157 | $23,000 | $59,487 | – |
| Journalism | 234 | $20,598 | $44,037 | $59,276 |
| Political Science and Government | 136 | $19,937 | $40,596 | $58,907 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 40 | $26,750 | $44,580 | $58,647 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 40 | $26,286 | $39,804 | $57,998 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 113 | $25,000 | $36,093 | $57,479 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 105 | $22,125 | $36,991 | $57,085 |
| Geography and Cartography | 7 | – | – | $56,381 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 123 | $17,500 | $56,158 | – |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 186 | $24,272 | $48,154 | $55,867 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 308 | $23,096 | $38,102 | $55,352 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 307 | $19,458 | $44,757 | $54,695 |
| Chemistry | 81 | $22,511 | $48,360 | $54,576 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 22 | – | $37,900 | $54,184 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 83 | $20,500 | $43,319 | $53,206 |
| Housing and Human Environments | 37 | $27,000 | $46,844 | $52,861 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 2 | – | – | $51,652 |
| Sociology | 140 | $21,720 | $42,879 | $51,312 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 66 | $25,000 | $41,822 | $51,258 |
| Social Work | 79 | $17,805 | $40,529 | $49,690 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 25 | – | $37,181 | $49,553 |
| Psychology, General | 506 | $20,354 | $35,609 | $49,399 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 35 | – | $33,390 | $49,369 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 150 | $23,250 | $39,256 | $48,390 |
| History | 71 | $19,375 | $23,657 | $46,101 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 35 | $19,000 | $46,049 | – |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 78 | $27,000 | $39,270 | $45,346 |
| Music | 72 | $26,796 | $36,209 | $44,593 |
| Anthropology | 37 | $26,000 | $31,995 | $44,327 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 445 | $20,612 | $37,454 | $43,893 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 76 | $19,124 | $26,309 | $42,796 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 21 | – | $40,989 | – |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 39 | $20,500 | $29,964 | $40,479 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 39 | $22,530 | $39,880 | – |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 82 | $23,500 | $25,578 | $39,055 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 35 | $15,925 | $35,062 | $37,785 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 37 | $23,000 | $34,890 | – |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 59 | $24,625 | $33,936 | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 37 | $19,250 | $30,968 | – |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 30 | – | $30,721 | – |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 65% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 84%
- Students per faculty member
- 18
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $61,938 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $20,475 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Ohio University
The six public four-year colleges closest to Ohio University in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | 86% | $20,294 | $51,178 |
| Iowa Iowa City, IA | 84% | $22,508 | $70,727 |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | 88% | $22,547 | $66,990 |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | 88% | $17,829 | $67,557 |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | 83% | $16,495 | $60,120 |
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 87% | $16,214 | $61,819 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Ohio University on College Scorecard