Which Ohio University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Computer Networking and Geology and Earth Science graduates leave with a median of $19,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 52 Ohio University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Ohio University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $14,158 a year, and $24,838 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,637 a year.

How many Ohio University programs report graduate pay?

53 bachelor's programs and 7 associate's programs at Ohio University report first-year pay, and 57 of them also report federal debt.

Ohio University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Ohio University-Main Campus
Public university
Athens, OH
19,633 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

53 Ohio University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($75,809), and Theatre the least ($15,602). The median program pays $38,753. Ohio University also has 7 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$14,158Per year. Out-of-state $24,838

Average net price after aid$21,637Per year

Graduation rate65%Within 6 years

Admission rate85%Of applicants

All 53 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	NursingAbout 1,396 graduates a year	$75,809	$83,524	$29,454	2nd of 38
2	Computer ScienceAbout 60 graduates a year	$73,932	$93,416	$21,500	5th of 12
3	Industrial EngineeringAbout 19 graduates a year	$70,199	$86,815	$27,000	2nd of 4
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 57 graduates a year	$69,161	$87,293	$27,000	10th of 14
5	Management Information SystemsAbout 88 graduates a year	$68,154	$89,251	$26,000	4th of 8
6	Chemical EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$67,322	$88,141	$23,250	10th of 10
7	Industrial TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$66,591	$84,701	$26,863	2nd of 3
8	Electrical EngineeringAbout 14 graduates a year	$64,226	$98,731	$24,978	11th of 11
9	Civil EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$63,884	$79,566	$27,000	9th of 10
10	AccountingAbout 46 graduates a year	$61,856	$80,032	$26,000	6th of 30
11	Computer NetworkingAbout 18 graduates a year	$61,788	$76,803	$19,500	1st of 3
12	Business EconomicsAbout 10 graduates a year	$60,236	Not reported	$21,000	3rd of 6
13	FinanceAbout 175 graduates a year	$59,305	$86,951	$25,000	7th of 21
14	International BusinessAbout 9 graduates a year	$57,396	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 7
15	Business AdministrationAbout 134 graduates a year	$57,006	$58,831	$25,000	7th of 40
16	MarketingAbout 242 graduates a year	$55,022	$72,872	$25,000	3rd of 30
17	Computer and Information ScienceGraduates a year not reported	$48,515	$54,327	$31,115	10th of 12
18	EconomicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$46,655	$64,724	$19,750	11th of 13
19	ChemistryAbout 38 graduates a year	$43,349	$71,665	$25,751	5th of 8
20	Human ResourcesGraduates a year not reported	$43,125	Not reported	$25,000	12th of 14
21	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 49 graduates a year	$42,663	$56,070	$25,750	7th of 9
22	Special EducationAbout 45 graduates a year	$41,362	$46,532	$26,950	6th of 15
23	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 21 graduates a year	$40,516	$55,549	$26,000	2nd of 2
24	Apparel and TextilesAbout 24 graduates a year	$39,969	$54,897	$24,750	2nd of 3
25	CriminologyGraduates a year not reported	$39,349	$48,392	$21,669	2nd of 6
26	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 42 graduates a year	$38,973	$46,446	$27,000	1st of 5
27	Political ScienceAbout 69 graduates a year	$38,753	$60,377	$24,625	6th of 21
28	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 8 graduates a year	$38,637	Not reported	$19,500	5th of 6
28	Housing and Human EnvironmentsAbout 14 graduates a year	$38,637	$51,755	$25,683	1st of 2
30	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 1 graduates a year	$38,381	Not reported	$27,000	11th of 12
31	JournalismAbout 123 graduates a year	$38,246	$58,976	$24,208	2nd of 7
32	Social WorkAbout 37 graduates a year	$37,990	$48,309	$23,570	7th of 14
33	Public HealthAbout 8 graduates a year	$37,883	Not reported	$27,000	3rd of 7
34	Physiology and PathologyAbout 59 graduates a year	$36,886	$71,442	$26,786	1st of 3
35	Parks and RecreationAbout 17 graduates a year	$36,850	$59,913	Not reported	1st of 2
36	CommunicationsAbout 148 graduates a year	$36,666	$53,307	$24,063	9th of 19
37	SociologyAbout 62 graduates a year	$36,506	$49,966	$25,000	5th of 9
38	MusicAbout 34 graduates a year	$36,252	$40,932	$27,000	2nd of 10
39	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 102 graduates a year	$35,165	$60,673	$25,000	7th of 26
40	Teacher EducationAbout 220 graduates a year	$34,983	$43,853	$23,050	22nd of 31
41	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 42 graduates a year	$34,707	$46,063	$26,000	7th of 11
42	Foods and NutritionGraduates a year not reported	$33,310	$50,741	$25,330	2nd of 2
43	GeographyAbout 1 graduates a year	$33,199	$49,300	$26,000	2nd of 3
44	PsychologyAbout 247 graduates a year	$30,682	$48,047	$25,000	17th of 29
45	ZoologyAbout 146 graduates a year	$29,303	$54,995	$25,210	3rd of 5
46	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 81 graduates a year	$29,086	$46,521	$25,000	6th of 10
47	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 33 graduates a year	$29,053	$36,864	$26,000	5th of 17
48	AnthropologyAbout 25 graduates a year	$27,806	$35,981	$27,000	3rd of 5
49	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 7 graduates a year	$24,716	$53,422	$26,791	12th of 15
50	Other English StudiesAbout 20 graduates a year	$24,239	Not reported	$25,500	1st of 1
51	HistoryAbout 38 graduates a year	$24,075	$41,060	$26,000	12th of 12
52	Writing and RhetoricAbout 22 graduates a year	$23,399	Not reported	$26,500	4th of 5
53	TheatreAbout 43 graduates a year	$15,602	$35,540	$22,750	11th of 13

Program names link to the program's own page, and Ohio ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Ohio programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 7 associate'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 associate'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	NursingAbout 2 graduates a year	$64,452	$68,247	$24,101	12th of 33
2	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$44,159	$54,874	$13,500	2nd of 9
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 118 graduates a year	$36,942	$36,156	$23,228	3rd of 19
4	Business AdministrationAbout 2 graduates a year	$36,935	$41,992	$12,750	11th of 15
5	Other Health ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$34,123	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
6	Management Information SystemsGraduates a year not reported	$30,539	$49,562	Not reported	1st of 1
7	Human Development and Family StudiesGraduates a year not reported	$22,522	Not reported	$11,686	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$75,809
Computer Science$73,932
Industrial Engineering$70,199
Mechanical Engineering$69,161
Management Information Systems$68,154

Lowest median debt

Computer Networking$19,500
Geology and Earth Science$19,500
Economics$19,750
Business Economics$21,000
Computer Science$21,500

Largest programs

NursingAbout 1,396 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 247 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 242 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 220 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 175 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $75,809 in their first year, the most of 53 Ohio University 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