Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH osu.edu 44,617 students

Ohio State University's main campus is a large, comprehensive institution situated in the heart of Columbus. Students experience a vibrant campus culture, with a strong emphasis on academics and a wide range of extracurricular activities. The university's Wexner Medical Center is a major teaching hospital and research facility integrated directly into the campus. This offers unique opportunities for students interested in healthcare fields.

Programs

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Earnings

$47,652

Average graduate, 1 yr after

Outlook

54/100

Avg DegreeOutlook Score

Tuition

$12,859

In-state sticker price

Out-of-state: $38,365/yr

Financial Aid

The sticker price is rarely what families actually pay. Ohio State's grant and scholarship aid lowers the net price for most income brackets. 19% of students receive Pell Grants; 30% take federal loans.

Net Price by Family Income

Academic Year 2025

Income Bracket	Avg Net Price	4-Year Net Cost
$0 – $30K	$6,259	$25,036
$30K – $48K	$7,104	$28,416
$48K – $75K	$12,683	$50,732
$75K – $110K	$22,870	$91,480
$110K+	$27,144	$108,576
Sticker price (no aid)	$12,859	$51,436

Net price = tuition + fees + room & board minus grants and scholarships, by reported family-income bracket. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey via College Scorecard.

Programs at Ohio State

95 degree programs ranked by DegreeOutlook Score. Click any program for AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.

Degree Program	DW Score	1-yr Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
Information Sciences Computer and Information Sciences, General Compare across schools →	88	$82,448/yr	Very High	20.4x
Computer Engineering Compare across schools →	85	$83,342/yr	Very High	19.8x
Finance Finance and Financial Management Services Compare across schools →	84	$65,181/yr	Very High	17.2x
Nursing Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare across schools →	82	$71,175/yr	High	14.4x
Management Science Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Compare across schools →	82	$68,814/yr	Very High	15.0x
Accounting Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools →	82	$62,399/yr	Very High	16.4x
Business Administration Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare across schools →	78	$61,423/yr	High	15.6x
International Business Compare across schools →	77	$57,678/yr	Very High	16.7x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools →	76	$54,301/yr	High	14.9x
Industrial Engineering Compare across schools →	74	$80,876/yr	High	19.5x
Mechanical Engineering Compare across schools →	74	$79,359/yr	Very High	17.5x
Electrical Engineering Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Compare across schools →	74	$78,872/yr	Very High	18.8x
Chemical Engineering Compare across schools →	73	$77,455/yr	High	17.9x
Engineering Studies Engineering, Other Compare across schools →	72	$78,734/yr	High	18.2x
Aerospace Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Compare across schools →	72	$72,062/yr	High	16.2x
Management Information Systems Management Information Systems and Services Compare across schools →	71	$72,017/yr	Very High	16.9x
Civil Engineering Compare across schools →	70	$68,031/yr	High	15.0x
Marketing Compare across schools →	70	$56,465/yr	Very High	14.6x
Economics Compare across schools →	70	$50,209/yr	Very High	13.2x
Materials Engineering Compare across schools →	69	$70,371/yr	High	16.9x
Business Economics Business/Managerial Economics Compare across schools →	69	$61,979/yr	Very High	15.1x
Human Resources Human Resources Management and Services Compare across schools →	69	$58,991/yr	High	13.3x
Real Estate Compare across schools →	68	$72,769/yr	High	16.5x
Business Business/Commerce, General Compare across schools →	68	$48,597/yr	High	11.6x
Allied Health Professions Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare across schools →	67	$60,834/yr	Moderate	12.3x
Environmental Engineering Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Compare across schools →	66	$67,938/yr	Very High	15.3x
Biomedical Engineering Biomedical/Medical Engineering Compare across schools →	66	$65,469/yr	High	15.9x
Mathematics Compare across schools →	66	$52,921/yr	Very High	13.8x
Agricultural Business Agricultural Business and Management Compare across schools →	66	$50,565/yr	High	12.2x
Food Science and Technology Compare across schools →	65	$59,889/yr	Moderate	12.7x
Physics Compare across schools →	65	$53,504/yr	Very High	14.6x
Applied Mathematics Compare across schools →	64	$82,523/yr	Very High	15.0x
Clinical Laboratory Science Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Compare across schools →	63	$64,267/yr	Moderate	12.9x
Public Policy Public Administration Compare across schools →	63	$41,650/yr	High	11.3x
Agricultural Engineering Compare across schools →	62	$62,981/yr	High	13.1x
Chemistry Compare across schools →	62	$42,698/yr	High	13.3x
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Compare across schools →	62	$37,369/yr	High	14.0x
Dental Services Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Compare across schools →	60	$61,173/yr	Moderate	11.3x
Medical Assisting Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools →	59	$38,691/yr	Moderate	12.6x
Design Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools →	58	$45,176/yr	High	12.5x
Geography and Cartography Compare across schools →	56	$44,789/yr	High	11.1x
Subject-Area Teaching Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Compare across schools →	56	$41,944/yr	High	8.6x
Legal Studies Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Compare across schools →	55	$51,231/yr	Moderate	11.8x
Apparel and Textiles Compare across schools →	55	$41,827/yr	High	10.9x
Air Transportation Compare across schools →	54	$40,102/yr	Moderate	14.5x
Public Health Compare across schools →	54	$36,226/yr	High	12.1x
Political Science Political Science and Government Compare across schools →	54	$35,977/yr	Very High	12.0x
Landscape Architecture Compare across schools →	53	$50,394/yr	High	10.7x
Microbiology & Immunology Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Compare across schools →	53	$37,592/yr	High	11.7x
Hospitality Management Hospitality Administration/Management Compare across schools →	52	$36,986/yr	High	10.0x
Family & Consumer Economics Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Compare across schools →	51	$46,474/yr	High	11.7x
International Relations International Relations and National Security Studies Compare across schools →	51	$38,584/yr	High	11.8x
Nutrition & Food Science Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Compare across schools →	51	$34,540/yr	High	10.5x
Public Policy Analysis Compare across schools →	50	$50,643/yr	High	8.8x
Communication and Media Studies Compare across schools →	50	$41,232/yr	High	11.3x
Criminology Compare across schools →	49	$39,396/yr	High	10.2x
Dietetics & Nutrition Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Compare across schools →	48	$52,247/yr	High	10.3x
Plant Sciences Compare across schools →	47	$42,712/yr	High	9.4x
Human Development & Family Studies Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Compare across schools →	47	$34,610/yr	High	9.3x
Special Education and Teaching Compare across schools →	46	$45,213/yr	High	8.6x
Health & Physical Education Health and Physical Education/Fitness Compare across schools →	46	$36,592/yr	Moderate	9.7x
Biochemistry Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Compare across schools →	46	$36,427/yr	High	12.8x
Biology Biology, General Compare across schools →	46	$32,356/yr	High	12.1x
International Studies International/Global Studies Compare across schools →	45	$55,240/yr	Moderate	9.7x
Urban & Regional Planning City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Compare across schools →	45	$41,501/yr	High	10.3x
Teacher Education Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Compare across schools →	45	$36,483/yr	High	7.7x
Natural Resources & Conservation Research Natural Resources Conservation and Research Compare across schools →	44	$39,545/yr	High	10.3x
Sociology Compare across schools →	44	$38,034/yr	High	9.2x
Natural Resources Management and Policy Compare across schools →	43	$35,019/yr	High	7.7x
Communication & Journalism (Other) Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Compare across schools →	41	$41,040/yr	Very High	9.6x
Social Work Compare across schools →	41	$38,739/yr	Moderate	7.7x
Geosciences Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Compare across schools →	39	$41,156/yr	High	8.8x
Psychology Psychology, General Compare across schools →	39	$32,276/yr	High	9.0x
Journalism Compare across schools →	39	$31,955/yr	Very High	11.4x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare across schools →	38	$43,393/yr	Low	8.6x
Architecture Compare across schools →	38	$35,370/yr	High	10.6x
Genetics Compare across schools →	38	$31,800/yr	High	11.2x
Animal Sciences Compare across schools →	37	$33,642/yr	High	8.8x
Neuroscience Neurobiology and Neurosciences Compare across schools →	36	$29,638/yr	High	11.3x
Romance Languages Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Compare across schools →	36	$27,815/yr	Very High	10.5x
Philosophy Compare across schools →	35	$39,971/yr	Very High	8.3x
History Compare across schools →	35	$26,663/yr	High	8.3x
Linguistics Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Compare across schools →	34	$27,788/yr	Very High	9.4x
Fine Arts Fine and Studio Arts Compare across schools →	32	$29,186/yr	Moderate	7.1x
Anthropology Compare across schools →	32	$28,172/yr	High	7.7x
Communication Disorders Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Compare across schools →	32	$23,509/yr	High	10.8x
Ethnic & Cultural Studies Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Compare across schools →	30	$31,179/yr	Very High	9.0x
Educational Administration and Supervision Compare across schools →	29	$36,487/yr	High	6.5x
English English Language and Literature, General Compare across schools →	29	$29,605/yr	Very High	7.9x
Zoology Zoology/Animal Biology Compare across schools →	28	$29,996/yr	High	8.4x
East Asian Languages East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Compare across schools →	28	$28,109/yr	Very High	7.7x
Music Compare across schools →	27	$26,084/yr	High	6.5x
Theater & Drama Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Compare across schools →	23	$23,920/yr	Moderate	6.4x
Agricultural Public Services Compare across schools →	19	$23,221/yr	High	3.5x
Dance Compare across schools →	17	$21,167/yr	Low	6.8x