City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$41,501
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,573
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$66,874
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#15 of 17
Rank by pay
#13 of 17
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,000
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in city/urban, community, and regional planning earn 14% less 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 City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning

All 17 colleges reporting city/urban, community, and regional planning 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 Southern California Los Angeles, CA$106,094$96,539#1—
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$80,820$73,541#4$47,832
3University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$76,360$78,461#2$40,037
4University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$73,413$67,524#9$39,635
5California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$72,704$66,156#10$45,960
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$71,158$75,028#3—
7Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$70,592$71,771#5$50,580
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$68,786$60,372#14—
9Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ$68,163$70,039#7$46,954
10Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ$68,163$70,039#8$46,954
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12Iowa State University Ames, IA$61,173$64,347#12$44,146
13University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$60,699$64,775#11$46,122
14Westfield State University Westfield, MA$59,524$52,417#17$32,802
15Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$57,573$61,439#13$41,501
16Ball State University Muncie, IN$55,663$59,716#15—
17Texas State University San Marcos, TX$55,625$56,554#16$47,256

Other City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Credentials at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$53,108$73,208$35,500

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 city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,501 one year after graduating and $57,573 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for city/urban, community, and regional planning?

Among 17 colleges reporting earnings for city/urban, community, and regional planning graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #15 by median pay four years after graduation, and #13 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is city/urban, community, and regional planning at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% less than the national median for city/urban, community, and regional planning ($66,874), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,000.

← 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.