Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 101 graduates a year

$34,610
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,921
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,568
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#52 of 172
Rank by pay
#24 of 172
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,076
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in human development, family studies, and related services earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 37% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

All 172 colleges reporting human development, family studies, and related services 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
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$73,066$69,544#1$38,401
2University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$71,638$65,233#3$34,533
3University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$65,136$57,164#13$41,157
4Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$62,663$66,697#2$29,690
5Binghamton University Vestal, NY$62,506$59,493#9$36,213
6George Mason University Fairfax, VA$61,565$56,061#16$45,140
7University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$61,262$55,744#19$33,489
8Warner Pacific University Portland, OR$60,180$60,535#6$45,523
9Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies Portland, OR$60,180$60,535#7$45,523
10University of Georgia Athens, GA$59,664$61,764#4$31,392
…
49University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$51,416$50,640#63$34,205
50California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$51,261$46,644#122$31,857
51California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA$51,118$46,514#124$34,089
52Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$50,921$54,340#24$34,610
53California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$50,850$46,270#127—
54Samford University Birmingham, AL$50,809$57,673#12—
55York College of Pennsylvania York, PA$50,652$51,514#52$39,158

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 human development, family studies, and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,610 one year after graduating and $50,921 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for human development, family studies, and related services?

Among 172 colleges reporting earnings for human development, family studies, and related services graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #52 by median pay four years after graduation, and #24 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human development, family studies, and related services at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for human development, family studies, and related services ($48,568), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,076.

← 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.