Public Policy Analysis at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 32 graduates a year

$50,643
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,894
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$73,721
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#22 of 34
Rank by pay
#14 of 34
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,373
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in public policy analysis earn 11% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Public Policy Analysis

All 34 colleges reporting public policy analysis 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$126,767$120,656#1$77,906
2Princeton University Princeton, NJ$107,792$94,607#5$73,630
3Duke University Durham, NC$103,071$110,610#2$60,501
4Brown University Providence, RI$94,962$93,528#6$58,161
5University of Chicago Chicago, IL$94,237$92,587#7$60,057
6Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$91,265$99,697#4$57,023
7University of Mississippi University, MS$85,338$103,542#3$40,259
8Trinity College Hartford, CT$82,638$74,401#11$56,902
9Northwestern University Evanston, IL$78,752$77,373#10$48,558
10Brandeis University Waltham, MA$75,580$66,556#17$39,943
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19William & Mary Williamsburg, VA$69,118$62,938#21$36,703
20The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX$66,209$67,315#16$43,837
21Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$66,177$60,260#24—
22Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$65,894$70,319#14$50,643
23University of Delaware Newark, DE$65,776$65,382#19$36,796
24University of Connecticut Storrs, CT$64,389$57,971#27$33,424
25University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT$64,389$57,971#28$33,424

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 policy analysis graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $50,643 one year after graduating and $65,894 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 policy analysis?

Among 34 colleges reporting earnings for public policy analysis graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #22 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 11% less than the national median for public policy analysis ($73,721), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,373.

← 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.