Engineering at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 30 graduates a year

$78,734
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$97,144
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$93,989
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 19
Rank by pay
#5 of 19
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,750
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in engineering earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Engineering

All 19 colleges reporting engineering 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
1Stanford University Stanford, CA$115,206$104,830#3$49,741
2Northeastern University Boston, MA$112,019$98,644#6$75,253
3Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA$105,080$121,638#1—
4Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA$104,007$91,589#12$77,421
5California State University-Chico Chico, CA$103,272$93,971#10$74,204
6Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$102,134$103,871#4$73,153
7Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ$99,691$87,497#13—
8Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$97,144$103,667#5$78,734
9Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$94,278$94,833#8$71,549
10Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$94,278$94,833#9$71,549
11University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$92,653$81,314#17$80,931

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $78,734 one year after graduating and $97,144 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for engineering?

Among 19 colleges reporting earnings for engineering graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #5 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is engineering at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for engineering ($93,989), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,750.

← 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.