Public Health at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 93 graduates a year

$36,226
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,369
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,808
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#27 of 215
Rank by pay
#17 of 215
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,260
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in public health earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Public Health

All 215 colleges reporting public health 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
1Duke University Durham, NC$101,771$109,215#1$45,921
2Utah State University Logan, UT$93,161$88,295#4$76,451
3University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$89,522$81,459#8$36,300
4George Washington University Washington, DC$87,217$76,425#15$44,809
5Montana Technological University Butte, MT$86,855$94,875#2$74,771
6Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$85,266$89,903#3$59,330
7Illinois State University Normal, IL$84,790$83,306#6$59,207
8Elon University Elon, NC$81,153$87,089#5$42,088
9Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$79,113$69,431#30$36,540
10University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$78,928$83,220#7$36,181
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24New York University New York, NY$70,840$67,425#37$37,573
25American University Washington, DC$70,831$62,066#74$42,194
26University of Delaware Newark, DE$70,793$70,369#26$35,437
27Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$70,369$75,094#17$36,226
28National University San Diego, CA$70,340$64,005#62$52,057
29Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$69,776$66,412#42$43,280
30University of Florida Gainesville, FL$68,605$73,021#21$30,056

Other Public Health Credentials at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$60,877$90,608$40,628

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 public health graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,226 one year after graduating and $70,369 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for public health?

Among 215 colleges reporting earnings for public health graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #27 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is public health at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% more than the national median for public health ($58,808), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,260.

← 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.