Which Central State major has the lowest debt?

Biology graduates leave with a median of $30,731 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Central State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Central State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,058 a year, and $10,058 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,096 a year.

How many Central State programs report graduate pay?

5 bachelor's programs at Central State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Central State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Central State University
Public university
Wilberforce, OH
2,620 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

5 Central State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Criminal Justice pays the most in the first year ($32,631), and Psychology the least ($18,266). The median program pays $28,306.

In-state tuition and fees$8,058Per year. Out-of-state $10,058

Average net price after aid$13,096Per year

Graduation rate23%Within 6 years

Admission rate99%Of applicants

All 5 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Ohio" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Ohio. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Ohio
1	Criminal JusticeAbout 288 graduates a year	$32,631	$45,484	$31,000	16th of 17
2	BusinessAbout 358 graduates a year	$29,472	$45,357	$31,569	7th of 7
3	JournalismAbout 12 graduates a year	$28,306	$36,745	$32,125	7th of 7
4	BiologyAbout 19 graduates a year	$28,264	Not reported	$30,731	21st of 28
5	PsychologyAbout 18 graduates a year	$18,266	$36,857	$31,485	28th of 29

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Common questions

Criminal Justice graduates earn a median of $32,631 in their first year, the most of 5 Central State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels