Ohio State Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Public university
- Columbus, OH
- About 13 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Ohio State other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn about what other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn nationally, $36,725 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $20,029 in federal loans, less than at 82% of other interdisciplinary studies programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying other interdisciplinary studies degrees in Ohio.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Ohio State graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the Ohio median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 24% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $212 a month, or 6.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
96% of graduates (22 of 23) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the Columbus area are about 5% below the national average, so a $36,725 salary here buys what about $38,468 buys in a typical US city.
About Ohio State
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 68th of 98 bachelor's programs at Ohio State by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($83,342), Applied Mathematics ($82,523), and Computer and Information Science ($82,448).
Other other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs near Columbus
Common questions
The median graduate earns $36,725 one year after graduating and $45,469 five years after. The median across other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Ohio is $37,496.
The median federal loan balance is $20,029, which ranks the lowest of 5 other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Ohio. That works out to about $212 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 55% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 65%.
Most do. 96% (22 of 23) were working in Ohio one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the other interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024