Air Transportation at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 87 graduates a year

$40,102
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$79,114
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$85,825
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#34 of 52
Rank by pay
#31 of 52
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,731
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in air transportation earn 8% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Air Transportation

All 52 colleges reporting air transportation earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Utah Valley University Orem, UT$106,001$100,464#10$56,402
2University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND$104,472$108,236#2$46,193
3Utah State University Logan, UT$103,989$98,557#12$33,142
4Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$103,858$99,207#11$45,193
5Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM$103,617$119,972#1$88,085
6Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$102,096$92,968#20$50,629
7Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH$99,701$106,396#3—
8Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH$99,701$106,396#4—
9Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH$99,701$106,396#5—
10Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH$99,701$106,396#6—
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31Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN$80,424$87,855#27$43,909
32Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$79,821$82,017#32$44,481
33LeTourneau University Longview, TX$79,277$80,601#35$38,205
34Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$79,114$84,426#31$40,102
35University of North Texas Denton, TX$78,166$79,472#37$56,487
36Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT$77,374$84,519#30$41,588
37Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY$76,979$73,268#43$32,591

Other Majors at Ohio State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$123,731$83,342#31 of 189
Applied Mathematics$120,495$82,523#5 of 45
Computer and Information Sciences$118,833$82,448#49 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,500$68,814#11 of 126
Management Information Systems and Services$110,192$72,017#10 of 166
Industrial Engineering$106,932$80,876#18 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,400$78,872#121 of 258
Chemical Engineering$98,851$77,455#59 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,986$65,181#63 of 452
Engineering$97,144$78,734#8 of 19
Business/Managerial Economics$96,843$61,979#12 of 84
Mechanical Engineering$96,418$79,359#69 of 318
Physics$94,543$53,504#15 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$92,999$72,062#43 of 59
Real Estate$91,213$72,769#9 of 25
Engineering Physics$90,938—#4 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$90,850$62,399#110 of 796
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,065$65,469#76 of 118
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$88,205$71,570#1 of 5
Materials Engineering$86,084$70,371#26 of 34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,586$61,423#76 of 1176
Civil Engineering$85,202$68,031#115 of 233
Human Resources Management and Services$82,371$58,991#20 of 187
Agricultural Engineering$81,917$62,981#18 of 26
Mathematics$81,909$52,921#75 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,795$71,175#651 of 966
International Business$81,473$57,678#30 of 115
Marketing$81,119$56,465#67 of 516
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,775$67,938#26 of 46
Health and Medical Administrative Services$80,315$54,301#22 of 275

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio State University-Main Campus air transportation graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,102 one year after graduating and $79,114 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for air transportation?

Among 52 colleges reporting earnings for air transportation graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #34 by median pay four years after graduation, and #31 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is air transportation at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% less than the national median for air transportation ($85,825), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,731.

← All data for Ohio State University-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.