Which Ohio chemistry program has the lowest debt?

University of Cincinnati reports the lowest median federal debt, $23,750, with first-year pay of $47,387.

How much do chemistry graduates earn in Ohio?

The median across 8 Ohio chemistry bachelor's programs is $43,595 in the first year after graduating and $65,924 five years after.

How many chemistry bachelor's programs are in Ohio?

8 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Chemistry (Bachelor's) Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

8 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Chemistry

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio chemistry bachelor's program pays its graduates $43,595 in their first year, $1,391 more than the national median. Cleveland State reports the highest first-year pay ($48,147), and University of Cincinnati the lowest median debt ($23,750).

Median first-year pay$43,595National $42,204

Median pay after 5 years$65,924National $66,546

Median federal debt$25,751National $23,600

Debt-to-earnings59%National 55%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Cleveland StateCleveland · public	$48,147	$65,091	$24,744	51%
2	University of CincinnatiCincinnati · public	$47,387	$67,758	$23,750	50%
3	University of AkronAkron · public	$44,970	Not reported	$27,500	61%
4	Bowling Green StateBowling Green · public	$43,840	$60,969	$26,000	59%
5	Ohio UniversityAthens · public	$43,349	$71,665	$25,751	59%
6	Ohio StateColumbus · public	$42,698	$73,644	$25,225	59%
7	Kent StateKent · public	$39,790	$76,430	$25,000	63%
8	John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights · private nonprofit	$30,087	$65,924	$27,000	90%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio chemistry 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 the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to chemistry, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$78,800

Median pay in Ohio. 49,540 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,370Top 10%: $103,150

Data Scientists

$102,630

Median pay in Ohio. 6,100 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,710Top 10%: $160,650

Natural Sciences Managers

$137,170

Median pay in Ohio. 1,560 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $78,720Top 10%: $217,760

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$78,540

Median pay in Ohio. 2,460 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,610Top 10%: $109,490

Common questions

Cleveland State in Cleveland reports the highest median first-year pay, $48,147. Its median federal debt is $24,744.

Chemistry (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked189 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the chemistry bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024