Which Ohio human resources program has the lowest debt?

Ohio State reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,500, with first-year pay of $58,991.

How much do human resources graduates earn in Ohio?

The median across 14 Ohio human resources bachelor's programs is $47,941 in the first year after graduating and $63,259 five years after.

How many human resources bachelor's programs are in Ohio?

14 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

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

14 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Resources Management and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio human resources bachelor's program pays its graduates $47,941 in their first year, $2,443 less than the national median. Walsh University reports the highest first-year pay ($80,566), and Ohio State the lowest median debt ($19,500).

Median first-year pay$47,941National $50,383

Median pay after 5 years$63,259National $65,232

Median federal debt$25,744National $26,442

Debt-to-earnings57%National 53%

All 14 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	Walsh UniversityNorth Canton · private nonprofit	$80,566	Not reported	$29,812	37%
2	Ohio StateColumbus · public	$58,991	$73,508	$19,500	33%
3	Bluffton UniversityBluffton · private nonprofit	$55,253	$45,549	$35,001	63%
4	University of AkronAkron · public	$51,422	$64,139	$20,750	40%
5	John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights · private nonprofit	$50,938	Not reported	$20,000	39%
6	Franklin UniversityColumbus · private nonprofit	$50,827	$66,999	$39,418	78%
7	Kent StateKent · public	$47,983	Not reported	$22,888	48%
8	Wright StateDayton · public	$47,898	$62,379	$26,625	56%
9	Tiffin UniversityTiffin · private nonprofit	$47,095	Not reported	$41,613	88%
10	Youngstown StateYoungstown · public	$45,244	$60,303	$23,018	51%
11	University of CincinnatiCincinnati · public	$44,171	$58,682	$26,487	60%
12	Ohio UniversityAthens · public	$43,125	Not reported	$25,000	58%
13	University of ToledoToledo · public	$42,714	$62,126	$25,000	59%
14	Cleveland StateCleveland · public	$40,869	Not reported	$27,000	66%

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio human resources 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 14 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 human resources, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Human Resources Specialists

$70,180

Median pay in Ohio. 33,500 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $45,950Top 10%: $118,340

Training and Development Specialists

$64,780

Median pay in Ohio. 17,690 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $33,450Top 10%: $108,030

Compliance Officers

$75,030

Median pay in Ohio. 11,240 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,230Top 10%: $124,230

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

$61,760

Median pay in Ohio. 13,250 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 27,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $43,010Top 10%: $99,810

Common questions

Walsh University in North Canton reports the highest median first-year pay, $80,566. Its median federal debt is $29,812.

Human Resources (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked151 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 human resources 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