History at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 120 graduates a year

$26,663
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$49,986
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$50,680
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#251 of 459
Rank by pay
#158 of 459
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,838
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in history earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for History

All 459 colleges reporting history 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
1Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$136,403$125,641#1$61,127
2Duke University Durham, NC$112,377$120,596#2$60,750
3Yale University New Haven, CT$109,947$98,987#3$54,700
4Amherst College Amherst, MA$103,601$91,232#5$56,444
5Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA$100,087$91,138#6—
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$98,079$93,351#4$53,828
7University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$88,517$90,023#7$48,555
8Brown University Providence, RI$85,520$84,228#8$42,296
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$82,031$78,077#9$44,706
10Princeton University Princeton, NJ$80,347$70,519#19$45,363
…
248Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH$49,986$53,343#155$26,663
249Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH$49,986$53,343#156$26,663
250Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH$49,986$53,343#157$26,663
251Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$49,986$53,343#158$26,663
252University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$49,972$58,888#62$27,873
253SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY$49,972$47,563#321$33,901
254Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT$49,967$44,986#383—

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 history graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $26,663 one year after graduating and $49,986 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 459 colleges reporting earnings for history graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #251 by median pay four years after graduation, and #158 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for history ($50,680), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,838.

← 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.