Microbiological Sciences and Immunology at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$37,592
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,222
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,582
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 49
Rank by pay
#11 of 49
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,783
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in microbiological sciences and immunology earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

All 49 colleges reporting microbiological sciences and immunology 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 California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$103,546$94,220#1$50,706
2University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$90,061$81,950#4$42,634
3San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$85,037$77,378#5$56,071
4Clemson University Clemson, SC$81,526$90,400#2$30,265
5San Diego State University San Diego, CA$81,122$73,816#7$45,360
6Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$77,163$82,344#3—
7Washington State University Pullman, WA$76,384$70,257#12$43,736
8California State University-Chico Chico, CA$74,888$68,143#19$49,068
9University of California-Davis Davis, CA$74,343$67,647#21$46,005
10California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$73,988$67,324#23$48,631
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21University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$66,642$58,685#42$47,331
22Brigham Young University Provo, UT$66,603$63,124#34$31,833
23University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$66,355$68,869#14$39,752
24Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$66,222$70,669#11$37,592
25University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$65,861$68,374#18$43,734
26Texas State University San Marcos, TX$65,502$66,596#25$37,663
27California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$65,366$59,479#39$39,266

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 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,592 one year after graduating and $66,222 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for microbiological sciences and immunology?

Among 49 colleges reporting earnings for microbiological sciences and immunology graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #11 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is microbiological sciences and immunology at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for microbiological sciences and immunology ($62,582), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,783.

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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.