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In the latest year of available data, students from 28 majors graduated from Ohio University-Main Campus.
At Ohio University-Main Campus, students can earn anything from associate degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 10,904 undergraduate · 5,492 graduate (16,396 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Ohio University-Main Campus.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,198 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 1,401 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 493 |
| Communication, General. | 276 |
| Data Analytics. | 275 |
Among Ohio University-Main Campus programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $95,241 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | $74,781 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $73,637 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | $69,081 |
| Civil Engineering. | $68,235 |
Browse every major at Ohio University-Main Campus, grouped into broad areas of study. Each area lists its majors and any specializations within them.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,198 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Practice. · Geriatric Nurse/Nursing. · Nursing Administration. |
1,401 | $65,766 |
| Medicine. ↳ Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy. |
231 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
196 | $74,781 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · International Public Health/International Health. · Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene. · Environmental Health. · Public Health, Other. |
89 | $40,049 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
87 | $37,280 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 64 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Athletic Training/Trainer. · Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist. |
61 | $62,242 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Music Therapy/Therapist. |
55 | $69,081 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling. |
44 | $36,032 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other. · Dietetics/Dietitian. |
43 | NA |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education. · Arts in Medicine/Health. · Health Professions Education. |
22 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
15 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Project Management. · Operations Management and Supervision. · Customer Service Management. |
493 | $73,637 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
225 | $46,271 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Banking and Financial Support Services. · Finance and Financial Management Services, Other. |
148 | $51,288 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Management Information Systems, General. |
96 | $60,084 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
87 | $54,637 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Actuarial Science. |
65 | NA |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. |
61 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
39 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
29 | NA |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
15 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 12 | $45,936 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management. |
9 | NA |
| Real Estate. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
232 | $29,279 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Reading Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Drama and Dance Teacher Education. · French Language Teacher Education. |
108 | $42,785 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. |
56 | $36,697 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Superintendency and Educational System Administration. |
50 | $55,171 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 34 | $44,707 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
15 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other. · Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
9 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Evaluation and Research. · Educational Statistics and Research Methods. |
7 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
4 | $39,036 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication and Media Studies, Other. · Mass Communication/Media Studies. · Communication, General. |
276 | $35,024 |
| Journalism. ↳ Journalism. · Photojournalism. · Broadcast Journalism. |
121 | $35,870 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Radio and Television. · Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
85 | $30,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Organizational Communication, General. · Communication Management and Strategic Communications. · International and Intercultural Communication. · Health Communication. |
33 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
275 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 35 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 26 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 21 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 18 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 16 | NA |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
14 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music Pedagogy. · Music Performance, General. · Conducting. · Music Theory and Composition. · Voice and Opera. · Music Technology. |
77 | $34,424 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. · Art/Art Studies, General. · Sculpture. · Painting. · Printmaking. · Ceramic Arts and Ceramics. · Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other. |
71 | $20,011 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Music Management. · Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. · Fine and Studio Arts Management. · Theatre/Theatre Arts Management. |
60 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Acting. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Musical Theatre. · Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Playwriting and Screenwriting. · Directing and Theatrical Production. |
56 | $22,753 |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Graphic Design. · Commercial Photography. · Game and Interactive Media Design. |
29 | $31,458 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. · Visual and Performing Arts, General. |
27 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. · Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Photography. |
25 | NA |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General. ↳ Applied Engineering. · Engineering, General. |
104 | NA |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
69 | $68,235 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 54 | $68,216 |
| Chemical Engineering. ↳ Chemical Engineering. · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. |
45 | $60,469 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
43 | $95,241 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 13 | $63,889 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
11 | NA |
| Engineering, Other. | 11 | NA |
| Engineering Science. | 5 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Zoology/Animal Biology. · Wildlife Biology. |
172 | $24,443 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. |
61 | $28,600 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology and Biostatistics. · Ecology. · Conservation Biology. |
46 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 20 | NA |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
7 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
120 | $32,640 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
85 | $30,530 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. · Development Economics and International Development. |
32 | $34,370 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
16 | $30,302 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 13 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
12 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 259 | $26,491 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Psychology. · Industrial and Organizational Psychology. |
12 | NA |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
227 | $44,699 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
132 | $38,908 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
50 | $38,792 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
18 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astrophysics. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 137 | $40,083 |
| Public Administration. | 33 | $48,272 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. ↳ Public Administration and Social Service Professions. |
17 | NA |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Health Policy Analysis. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
172 | $29,644 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Environmental Science. |
103 | $33,340 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Deaf Studies. · African-American/Black Studies. |
68 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ Latin American Studies. · Asian Studies/Civilization. · European Studies/Civilization. · African Studies. · East Asian Studies. · German Studies. |
39 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 57 | $44,965 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. · Writing, General. · Rhetoric and Composition. |
22 | NA |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
45 | $32,035 |
| Housing and Human Environments. ↳ Housing and Human Environments, General. |
23 | NA |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
16 | $42,157 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 3 | NA |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 44 | $64,115 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 24 | $49,122 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Forensic Science and Technology. · Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy. |
48 | NA |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering/Industrial Management. |
56 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History, Other. |
51 | $24,760 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
37 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Applied Linguistics. |
16 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
13 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. · Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Aviation/Airway Management and Operations. · Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General. |
33 | $48,402 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 7 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. ↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Islamic Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 8 | 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.
References
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