Animal Sciences at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 130 graduates a year

$33,642
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,769
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 78
Rank by pay
#20 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in animal sciences earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Animal Sciences

All 78 colleges reporting animal sciences 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
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$61,176$63,330#3$31,769
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,543$52,434#25$40,008
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$57,605$59,941#8$44,354
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,324$58,282#9$35,582
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$56,248$49,364#45$40,209
6University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$56,136$66,152#1$32,417
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$55,753$56,684#15$34,933
8Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$54,984$55,903#16$31,059
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$54,805$49,869#41$33,879
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$54,751$57,729#12$41,292
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29North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$50,975$52,812#24$39,290
30Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$50,941$52,885#23$38,868
31University of Maine Orono, ME$50,825$54,014#21$37,823
32Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$50,769$54,178#20$33,642
33SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY$50,491$48,057#49$37,068
34University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$50,203$49,445#44$35,520
35University of Delaware Newark, DE$49,999$49,699#43$40,317

Other Animal Sciences Credentials at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Associate's Degree$39,743$47,995$12,000

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 animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,642 one year after graduating and $50,769 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #20 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← 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.