Business/Managerial Economics at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 104 graduates a year

$61,979
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$96,843
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$77,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 84
Rank by pay
#11 of 84
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in business/managerial economics earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Business/Managerial Economics

All 84 colleges reporting business/managerial economics 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
1Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$162,355$174,079#1$106,701
2University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$129,425$117,768#4$83,604
3Villanova University Villanova, PA$123,614$125,717#2$82,212
4Brigham Young University Provo, UT$117,015$110,903#7$75,227
5University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$116,367$123,858#3$63,662
6Union College Schenectady, NY$114,064$108,565#8—
7Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$113,630$115,563#5$81,796
8Bentley University Waltham, MA$108,886$95,886#14$68,627
9Seattle University Seattle, WA$102,249$94,047#16—
10Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$101,674$108,501#9$60,596
11University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$97,743$115,182#6$54,471
12Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$96,843$103,346#11$61,979
13Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$95,271$86,753#28—
14University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$94,547$104,838#10$62,692
15DePaul University Chicago, IL$93,563$91,925#18$53,682

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
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
Air Transportation$79,114$40,102#34 of 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio State University-Main Campus business/managerial economics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $61,979 one year after graduating and $96,843 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for business/managerial economics?

Among 84 colleges reporting earnings for business/managerial economics graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/managerial economics at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for business/managerial economics ($77,981), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← 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.