Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $72,188, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 73.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $65,228 median at comparable institutions. Graduates earn about $9,283 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 84.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Cincinnati-Main Campus #239 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus reflects a degree mix anchored in Business and professional fields. Business accounts for 20% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 12% and Arts at 7%. Nursing stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining enrollment scale with strong four-year earnings. The Digital Marketing program graduates 436 students with median earnings of $72,881 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #30 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Psychology, General also deliver competitive median early-career pay, with graduates earning $85,551 and $48,406 respectively four years after enrollment. Among the highest-earning programs, Finance and Biology, General post median earnings of $83,501 and $57,443 four years after enrollment, reflecting OH's strong regional demand in applied and technical fields.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $72,188, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 73.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $65,228 median at comparable institutions. Graduates earn about $9,283 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 84.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Cincinnati-Main Campus #239 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus reflects a degree mix anchored in Business and professional fields. Business accounts for 20% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 12% and Arts at 7%. Nursing stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining enrollment scale with strong four-year earnings. The Digital Marketing program graduates 436 students with median earnings of $72,881 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #30 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Psychology, General also deliver competitive median early-career pay, with graduates earning $85,551 and $48,406 respectively four years after enrollment. Among the highest-earning programs, Finance and Biology, General post median earnings of $83,501 and $57,443 four years after enrollment, reflecting OH's strong regional demand in applied and technical fields.
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Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $72,188, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 73.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $65,228 median at comparable institutions. Graduates earn about $9,283 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 84.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Cincinnati-Main Campus #239 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus reflects a degree mix anchored in Business and professional fields. Business accounts for 20% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 12% and Arts at 7%. Nursing stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining enrollment scale with strong four-year earnings. The Digital Marketing program graduates 436 students with median earnings of $72,881 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #30 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Psychology, General also deliver competitive median early-career pay, with graduates earning $85,551 and $48,406 respectively four years after enrollment. Among the highest-earning programs, Finance and Biology, General post median earnings of $83,501 and $57,443 four years after enrollment, reflecting OH's strong regional demand in applied and technical fields.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus's program mix is anchored in Business, with concentrations in Business (20% of graduates), Engineering (12%), and Arts (7%). Across 84 programs serving roughly 6,651 graduates annually, 53 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. The strongest rankings cluster in applied and technical fields. Azimuth ranks Artificial Intelligence #45 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $100,975 — the highest four-year median earnings at the institution. Azimuth ranks Mechanical Engineering #189 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with a cohort of 211 graduates earning $86,331. Nursing ranks #137 among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment with graduates earning $85,551. Among the most popular programs, Digital Marketing (436 graduates) and Nursing (379 graduates) enroll the largest cohorts, with four-year median earnings of $72,881 and $85,551 respectively. The labor-market alignment across University of Cincinnati-Main Campus's top programs reflects a balance between high-mobility direct-to-workforce pathways and fields with more varied early-career trajectories. Programs in engineering, computing, and finance tend to be high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly and four-year earnings closely reflect outcomes; programs in health and social sciences may include a share of graduates continuing to graduate or professional study, where four-year figures undercount longer-run trajectory. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand.
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Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $72,188, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 73.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure runs above the $65,228 median at comparable institutions. Graduates earn about $9,283 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing University of Cincinnati-Main Campus in the 84.7 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Cincinnati-Main Campus #239 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus reflects a degree mix anchored in Business and professional fields. Business accounts for 20% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 12% and Arts at 7%. Nursing stands out as the highest aggregate-return program, combining enrollment scale with strong four-year earnings. The Digital Marketing program graduates 436 students with median earnings of $72,881 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #30 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Psychology, General also deliver competitive median early-career pay, with graduates earning $85,551 and $48,406 respectively four years after enrollment. Among the highest-earning programs, Finance and Biology, General post median earnings of $83,501 and $57,443 four years after enrollment, reflecting OH's strong regional demand in applied and technical fields.
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