Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Ohio State University-Main Campus

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

$31,179
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$40,713
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#99 of 103
Rank by pay
#89 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,563
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 21% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 53% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

All 103 colleges reporting ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies 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
1Brandeis University Waltham, MA$73,256$64,510#4$35,057
2Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$72,063$73,289#1$36,426
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$67,291$61,230#5$34,559
4Yale University New Haven, CT$65,213$58,713#9$32,624
5Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA$64,701$56,976#16—
6University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$64,152$68,823#2—
7Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$64,116$58,341#11$35,263
8American University Washington, DC$63,553$55,689#18$46,206
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$63,426$66,875#3$33,991
10University of Delaware Newark, DE$61,443$61,075#6$38,124
…
96University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$42,435$44,156#76$29,270
97Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$42,233$38,457#100$29,607
98Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI$42,073$44,361#74—
99Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$40,713$43,447#89$31,179
100Temple University Philadelphia, PA$39,449$40,120#97$26,260
101University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA$37,553$34,541#102$25,623
102Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS$35,081$36,420#101$23,887

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 ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,179 one year after graduating and $40,713 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #99 by median pay four years after graduation, and #89 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% less than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,563.

← 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.