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During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 30 majors graduated from Ohio State University-Main Campus.
Ohio State University-Main Campus awards degrees and credentials ranging from associate degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 24,634 undergraduate · 9,310 graduate (33,944 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Ohio State University-Main Campus.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 16,972 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 922 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 762 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 570 |
| Marketing. | 546 |
Among Ohio State University-Main Campus programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Dentistry. | $116,968 |
| Optometry. | $89,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $77,115 |
| Computer Engineering. | $76,749 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $75,116 |
Explore the full list of majors at Ohio State University-Main Campus, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 16,972 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
922 | $58,216 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
546 | $49,885 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Operations Management and Supervision. · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. · Organizational Leadership. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. |
545 | $73,029 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
324 | $57,105 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Actuarial Science. |
155 | $65,547 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
121 | $59,551 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 106 | $56,544 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
97 | $59,780 |
| Real Estate. | 76 | $55,093 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
54 | $46,462 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hotel/Motel Administration/Management. · Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
47 | $36,234 |
| Insurance. | 9 | NA |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 1 | $37,208 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. |
570 | $77,115 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. ↳ Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other. |
484 | $28,914 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. ↳ Pharmaceutical Sciences. · Pharmacy. · Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. |
269 | $62,670 |
| Medicine. | 187 | $56,417 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Environmental Health. |
183 | $46,867 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist. |
169 | $37,851 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Rehabilitation Science. |
133 | $65,033 |
| Dentistry. | 121 | $116,968 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. · Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator. · Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management. · Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. |
101 | $56,118 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist. · Athletic Training/Trainer. · Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. |
82 | $52,767 |
| Optometry. | 68 | $89,790 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
64 | $59,405 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Dental Hygiene/Hygienist. |
38 | $55,752 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other. |
36 | NA |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Dental Clinical Sciences, General. |
29 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
26 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Genetic Counseling/Counselor. |
10 | $66,896 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 9 | $52,028 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. ↳ Health and Wellness, General. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
511 | $76,749 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
359 | $75,116 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 346 | $71,955 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 217 | $66,852 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. · Structural Engineering. |
162 | $61,272 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 142 | $70,911 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
132 | $45,967 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
117 | $63,947 |
| Materials Engineering. | 67 | $67,817 |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 54 | $50,931 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 45 | $58,700 |
| Engineering, Other. | 42 | $71,065 |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
18 | $62,238 |
| Engineering, General. | 8 | NA |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
541 | $27,470 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
292 | $27,176 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
146 | $24,438 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Zoology/Animal Biology. · Entomology. |
104 | $22,941 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. · Microbiology and Immunology. |
73 | $35,024 |
| Genetics. ↳ Molecular Genetics. |
71 | $21,648 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology. |
57 | NA |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. ↳ Pharmacology. |
38 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other. · Anatomy. |
33 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Vision Science/Physiological Optics. |
17 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
13 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
12 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
325 | $33,926 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
231 | $42,908 |
| Criminology. | 175 | $33,830 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
123 | $31,674 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Medical Anthropology. · Physical and Biological Anthropology. · Anthropology, Other. |
79 | $25,095 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
77 | $35,052 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 42 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
5 | $38,932 |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
762 | $73,246 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Agricultural Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Technical Teacher Education. · Foreign Language Teacher Education. |
243 | $36,104 |
| Education, General. | 240 | $51,867 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship. |
108 | $31,695 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Elementary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. |
98 | $30,563 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
21 | $38,974 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Learning Sciences. |
10 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
8 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 502 | $40,288 |
| Public Administration. | 171 | $42,536 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
30 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
467 | $37,353 |
| Journalism. | 52 | $28,920 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Health Communication. · Technical and Scientific Communication. |
37 | NA |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 15 | $33,775 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine. | 168 | NA |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
141 | $34,236 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. · Horticultural Science. · Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management. |
54 | $41,299 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
48 | $48,777 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other. | 48 | $62,449 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Economics. |
43 | $46,899 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine. · Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health. |
26 | NA |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing. | 8 | $41,442 |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
5 | NA |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production. · Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
164 | $48,220 |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Financial Mathematics. · Computational Mathematics. · Applied Mathematics, Other. |
131 | $67,207 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
77 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
84 | $28,537 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other. |
58 | $25,292 |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. |
57 | $26,073 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Industrial and Product Design. · Interior Design. · Design and Visual Communications, General. |
53 | $40,279 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
47 | $21,123 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
27 | $20,371 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Fine and Studio Arts Management. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. · Atomic/Molecular Physics. |
120 | $57,958 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
103 | $62,034 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. · Hydrology and Water Resources Science. · Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. |
46 | $34,649 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. · Planetary Astronomy and Science. |
44 | NA |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
18 | $38,431 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
134 | $29,041 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
69 | $38,186 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. ↳ Family Resource Management Studies, General. |
62 | $40,172 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Human Nutrition. · Foodservice Systems Administration/Management. |
53 | $34,517 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. ↳ Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Studies. |
206 | $33,456 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other. · Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
68 | $30,737 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. · French Language and Literature. · Italian Language and Literature. · Portuguese Language and Literature. |
107 | $27,247 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Japanese Language and Literature. · Korean Language and Literature. · East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. · Chinese Language and Literature. |
55 | $29,509 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Language Interpretation and Translation. |
53 | $29,965 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. · Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
21 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
10 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | NA |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Arabic Language and Literature. · Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Modern Greek Language and Literature. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. · Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
248 | $35,158 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 179 | $66,945 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. |
28 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 172 | $29,035 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 140 | $68,553 |
| Information Science/Studies. | 15 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
51 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 48 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 39 | NA |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Natural Sciences. | 5 | NA |
| Marine Sciences. | 5 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
99 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 48 | $44,596 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
130 | $28,023 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Aviation/Airway Management and Operations. · Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General. |
97 | $39,791 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
38 | NA |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other. | 21 | NA |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Surveying Technology/Surveying. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
36 | $24,224 |
| Area Studies. ↳ East Asian Studies. · Russian Studies. · French Studies. · Latin American Studies. · Italian Studies. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Applied and Professional Ethics. |
29 | $30,105 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Islamic Studies. · Jewish/Judaic Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
18 | $31,706 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
5 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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