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Salaries by Major at Ohio State University

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.

Median first-year earnings for Ohio State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
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.