Ohio State University-Main Campus
Ohio State University-Main Campus is a public college in Columbus, OH. Its average net price is $17,269 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,061 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $5,538 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,708 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,203 |
| $110,001 and up | $27,873 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $56,889 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,042 |
| 10 years after entry | $67,080 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $66,912 n=281 | $21,000 n=223 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $77,993 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Agricultural Business | $52,585 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $62,159 n=109 | $23,251 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,865 National median for this major n=298 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | $71,841 National median for this major n=69 | Not published |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | $76,074 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $24,479 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Air Transportation | $57,080 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $66,539 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | $45,321 n=224 | $21,425 n=474 |
| Animal Sciences | $40,145 n=139 | $21,333 n=145 |
| Anthropology | $38,692 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $49,266 n=125 | $20,375 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $76,163 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Architecture | $51,218 Small program - rough guide n=58 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $44,020 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Biology | $37,729 n=302 | $20,500 n=450 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $67,532 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,592 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $66,925 n=221 | $20,321 n=176 |
| Business and Commerce | $51,410 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $64,867 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Chemical Engineering | $84,519 n=152 | $19,438 n=139 |
| Chemistry | $51,665 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,746 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $19,108 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Civil Engineering | $70,683 n=158 | $20,734 n=129 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $26,732 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $49,060 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Communications | $46,999 n=586 | $20,100 n=454 |
| Computer Engineering | $91,602 n=362 | $19,500 n=332 |
| Computer Science | $77,750 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Criminology | $44,457 n=186 | $19,500 n=178 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $63,023 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $23,750 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $52,497 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,732 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $30,596 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $37,522 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $21,446 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Economics | $56,437 n=192 | $20,500 n=143 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | $37,536 n=186 | $21,500 n=220 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $83,961 n=171 | $18,578 n=184 |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Engineering, Other | $83,095 Small program - rough guide n=48 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | $67,627 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $34,634 n=163 | $19,225 n=160 |
| Environmental Conservation | $43,883 n=163 | $19,500 n=141 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $70,366 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $40,544 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $20,952 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $41,026 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $51,925 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $20,139 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $29,365 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $24,913 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $69,964 n=592 | $19,500 n=577 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $40,899 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $15,653 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Genetics | $38,666 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Geography and Cartography | $52,705 Small program - rough guide n=71 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $34,761 n=115 | $19,249 n=123 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,550 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $24,861 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,452 n=139 | $19,500 n=121 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $58,040 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Industrial Engineering | $82,850 n=113 | $19,272 n=102 |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | $35,131 National median for this major n=177 | Not published |
| International Business | $67,777 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $19,969 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,653 n=147 | $15,000 n=105 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $42,817 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $32,556 Small program - rough guide n=43 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $81,435 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $73,207 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $21,300 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Marketing | $57,868 n=390 | $19,929 n=417 |
| Materials Engineering | $78,333 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Mathematics | $58,620 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $14,637 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $84,487 n=160 | $18,751 n=212 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | $26,921 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $45,332 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Modern Greek Language and Literature | Not published | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $28,643 n=136 | $21,084 n=218 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $49,675 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $50,108 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $23,454 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Plant Sciences | $43,908 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,134 n=231 | $18,921 n=270 |
| Psychology | $36,452 n=299 | Not published |
| Public Administration | $47,633 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $16,084 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Public Health | $43,422 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Real Estate | $67,271 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Registered Nursing | $78,970 n=363 | $19,500 n=258 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $37,965 n=291 | $19,500 n=752 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $31,992 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $17,452 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,806 n=187 | $23,616 n=287 |
| Sociology | $42,458 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $39,998 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $41,524 n=170 | $20,000 n=165 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | $20,166 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Studio Art | $36,869 n=112 | $22,665 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $42,417 n=186 | $20,500 n=195 |
| Teaching | $39,954 n=176 | $22,250 n=132 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $34,165 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $20,500 n=108 |
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