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# Ohio University-Main Campus Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Ohio University-Main Campus?

Ohio University-Main Campus awards bachelor's degrees across 49 fields with published four-year earnings, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 37 of them nationally. The largest program, Nursing, accounts for 1,657 degrees awarded and shows a median of $87,308 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #67 in its field and #1 in Ohio. Marketing is smaller at 204 degrees awarded but reaches $78,506 and an Azimuth national rank of #46.

Teacher Education awarded 283 degrees, and its completers earn a median of $43,893, which ranks #174 nationally. Psychology sits at $49,399 on 211 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #208.

The contrast between the highest- and lowest-earning fields above illustrates the wide range of earnings outcomes across fields at this university.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Health professions**1,945 · 35.2%**
-   Business**752 · 13.6%**
-   Communication**431 · 7.8%**
-   Education**335 · 6.1%**
-   Interdisciplinary studies**254 · 4.6%**
-   Other**1,812 · 32.8%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

82 of 82 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Air Transportation 33 degrees awarded**
$99,701

**Industrial Engineering 21 degrees awarded**
$99,364

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 17 degrees awarded**
$94,673

**Management Information Systems and Services 80 degrees awarded**
$93,774

**Computer Science 53 degrees awarded**
$93,282

**Mechanical Engineering 52 degrees awarded**
$91,285

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Air Transportation | 33 | $99,701 | #6 |
| Industrial Engineering | 21 | $99,364 | #43 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count | 17 | $94,673 | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 80 | $93,774 | #23 |
| Computer Science | 53 | $93,282 | #143 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 52 | $91,285 | #174 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 1,657 | $87,308 | #67 |
| Chemical Engineering | 41 | $85,990 | #121 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 57 | $84,002 | #115 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 141 | $81,299 | #92 |
| Civil Engineering | 39 | $81,019 | #153 |
| Marketing | 204 | $78,506 | #46 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 21 | $77,401 | #3 |
| International Business small degree count | 16 | $73,640 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 127 | $71,478 | #155 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 12 | $67,562 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 29 | $66,922 | #21 |
| Public Health small degree count | 11 | $62,153 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 80 | $61,538 | #41 |
| Journalism | 141 | $59,276 | #26 |
| Political Science and Government | 98 | $58,907 | #183 |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 17 | $58,647 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 27 | $57,998 | #8 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 46 | $57,479 | #26 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 71 | $57,085 | #90 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 17 | $56,381 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 81 | $55,867 | #116 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 167 | $55,352 | #3 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 164 | $54,695 | #134 |
| Chemistry | 47 | $54,576 | #145 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 19 | $54,184 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 77 | $53,206 | #102 |
| Housing and Human Environments small degree count | 19 | $52,861 | — |
| Sociology | 89 | $51,312 | #149 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 30 | $51,258 | #53 |
| Social Work | 35 | $49,690 | #146 |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 17 | $49,553 | — |
| Psychology, General | 211 | $49,399 | #208 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 31 | $49,369 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 126 | $48,390 | #36 |
| History | 30 | $46,101 | #236 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 49 | $45,346 | #71 |
| Music | 42 | $44,593 | #80 |
| Anthropology small degree count | 18 | $44,327 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 283 | $43,893 | #174 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 22 | $42,796 | #57 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 25 | $40,479 | #44 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 35 | $39,055 | #175 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other small degree count | 12 | $37,785 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, General | 65 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering, Other small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Mathematics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Analytics | 222 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Services, General small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 66 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 86 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Ohio University-Main Campus?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
1,657

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
283

**Data Analytics**
222

**Psychology, General**
211

**Marketing**
204

**Zoology/Animal Biology**
167

**Communication and Media Studies**
164

**Journalism**
141

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
141

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
127

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Ohio University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications**#3**
2.  Zoology/Animal Biology**#3**
3.  Air Transportation**#6**
4.  Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions**#8**
5.  Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences**#21**
6.  Management Information Systems and Services**#23**
7.  Journalism**#26**
8.  Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences**#26**
9.  Radio, Television, and Digital Communication**#36**
10.  Health and Medical Administrative Services**#41**
11.  Industrial Engineering**#43**
12.  Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies**#44**
13.  Marketing**#46**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Ohio University-Main Campus vary sharply by field, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 37 ranked programs, with earnings data published for 49 fields.

The degree mix is led by Health Professions, which accounts for 35.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 13.6% and Communication & Journalism at 7.8%. Nursing is the largest single program, at 1,657 degrees awarded a year, and Azimuth ranks it #67 nationally and #1 in Ohio, with median earnings of $87,308.

The best nationally ranked program is Zoology/Animal Biology, at #3 in its field, with earnings of $55,352. Air Transportation ranks #6 nationally and #1 in Ohio, with median earnings of $99,701 four years after completion.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).