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Employer, job title and found-employed figures are reported for the whole system. Each campus page carries federal data for that campus.

Ohio State University-Main Campus is this system's primary reporting campus. Ohio. Primary campus figures carry the federal data below.

Federal data

Federal context for Ohio State University

Published by the federal government for federally aided students at Ohio State University-Main Campus, this system's primary reporting campus.

Median earnings 1 year after

$49,087

Median earnings 4 years after

$70,682

Median earnings 10 years after

$60,409

Average net price

$17,339

Completion rate

88%

Completions (2024)

16,503

Median earnings after completing, by program

ProgramMedian earnings, 1yrMedian earnings, 4yrGraduates counted
Communication and Media Studies$41,232$62,096571
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,181$97,986544
Social Work$50,524$62,275543
Psychology, General$32,276$54,182479
Marketing$56,465$81,119474
Accounting and Related Services$62,399$90,850345
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$100,925$109,662340
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,175$81,795339
Computer Engineering$83,342$123,731324
Biology, General$32,356$64,324305
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,423$85,586284
Law$77,868$122,732278
Medicine$64,952$99,404275
Political Science and Government$35,977$65,972274
Education, General$48,780$57,235263

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, reported for Ohio State University-Main Campus. College Scorecard and IPEDS report some multi-campus systems as one shared figure rather than per campus, so these figures may already cover more than this one campus. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred at Ohio State University-Main Campus in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
ProgramAwards
Finance, General893
Experimental Psychology683
Marketing/Marketing Management, General537
Biology/Biological Sciences, General489
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other484
Speech Communication and Rhetoric433
Computer Engineering, General416
Social Work338
Accounting316
Mechanical Engineering297

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Sources: federal figures for Ohio State University-Main Campus. This system groups 6 IPEDS unit IDs that share a federal OPEID and a common name, because a graduate's public profile names the school, not the campus unit ID. Federal figures from College Scorecard and IPEDS, reported for the primary campus. Counts under 10 are not published.

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