The median earnings four years after completing a degree at Ohio State University-Main Campus stand at $70,682, in the 77th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is above the peer median of $65,610 by $5,072 among comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the return pillar 77th nationally. Graduates earn about $1,952 less than the model expects for similar students, a level in the 47th percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $15,055. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $17,007. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,126.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Ohio State University-Main Campus who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $70,682. The median is drawn from a cohort of 12,019 completers.
That figure sits $5,072 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $1,952 less than the model expects for similar students.
That result sits at the 47th percentile. The metric compares actual pay with the model's expectation for similar students.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from $51,747 on the downside to $103,008 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $70,682. An estimated 31.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings picture is split: pay is above the peer median yet below the model's expectation for comparable students.
Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $70,682 four years after completion, at the 77th percentile. That median sits $5,072 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #339 for the return pillar among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,952 less than the model expects for similar students.
The gap lands at the 47th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $15,055.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $17,007. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,126, and the overall mix spans business, engineering, health professions and computer-related fields.
Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from $51,747 on the downside to $103,008 on the upside. These earnings scenarios are estimates from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
An estimated 31.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios for Ohio State University-Main Campus stretch from a downside of $51,747 to an upside of $103,008, a spread that reflects the breadth of the university's program mix. The highest-earning programs sit well above the institutional median: Computer Engineering completers earn a median of $123,731 four years after completion, and Applied Mathematics graduates reach $120,495.
The largest programs show a narrower but still substantial range. Finance, the most-awarded field with 813 degrees, posts a median of $97,986, while Communication and Media Studies graduates earn $62,096.
Across the 94 programs with earnings data, the variation in outcomes is considerable, and the earnings scenarios capture that spread.
Graduates at Ohio State University-Main Campus earn about $1,952 less than the model expects for similar students. Borrowers who complete hold a median of $19,976 in federal loans, $100 below the $20,076 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, that debt brings an estimated payment of $227 a month. For aid recipients, grants and scholarships bring the average price down to $17,339.
That sits $1,705 above the $15,634 median at comparable institutions (same type and size). Aid covers about 43% of the published cost on average, though individual packages vary.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $25,868 in Parent PLUS loans. Earnings fall short of what the model expects and the net price sits above the peer median, leaving the value picture mixed.