Non-Professional Legal Studies at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree

$51,231
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,429
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$61,959
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#11 of 39
Rank by pay
#4 of 39
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,342
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in non-professional legal studies earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Non-Professional Legal Studies

All 39 colleges reporting non-professional legal 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
1Bentley University Waltham, MA$148,087$130,406#1$72,883
2University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$99,836$106,263#2$49,624
3Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$74,835$67,375#7$39,162
4University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC$74,158$64,982#10$43,778
5American University Washington, DC$72,792$63,785#12$45,790
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$72,414$76,352#3$33,752
7University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$71,042$65,343#8$39,558
8University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$71,042$65,343#9$39,558
9University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$70,845$62,175#17$54,304
10University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$70,636$64,274#11$43,886
11Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$70,429$75,158#4$51,231
12Suffolk University Boston, MA$70,274$61,884#19$44,354
13University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$70,123$72,966#5$41,144
14University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$69,269$60,999#22$36,181

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 non-professional legal studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $51,231 one year after graduating and $70,429 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for non-professional legal studies?

Among 39 colleges reporting earnings for non-professional legal studies graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #11 by median pay four years after graduation, and #4 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is non-professional legal studies at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for non-professional legal studies ($61,959), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,342.

← 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.