Which Ohio pre-health studies program has the lowest debt?

Cleveland State reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,738, with first-year pay of $23,755.

How much do pre-health studies graduates earn in Ohio?

The median across 6 Ohio pre-health studies bachelor's programs is $33,071 in the first year after graduating and $62,719 five years after.

How many pre-health studies bachelor's programs are in Ohio?

6 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Pre-Health Studies (Bachelor's) Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio pre-health studies bachelor's program pays its graduates $33,071 in their first year, $260 less than the national median. Kent State reports the highest first-year pay ($41,924), and Cleveland State the lowest median debt ($20,738).

Median first-year pay$33,071National $33,330

Median pay after 5 years$62,719National $65,466

Median federal debt$24,794National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings74%National 72%

All 6 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	Kent StateKent · public	$41,924	$58,519	$27,000	64%
2	Ohio StateColumbus · public	$39,642	$65,856	$22,334	56%
3	Miami UniversityOxford · public	$34,923	$66,995	$23,562	67%
4	University of AkronAkron · public	$31,218	Not reported	$25,000	80%
5	Cleveland StateCleveland · public	$23,755	$59,581	$20,738	87%
6	University of DaytonDayton · private nonprofit	$20,263	$71,240	$24,794	122%

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

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio pre-health 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 the 6 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.

Common questions

Kent State in Kent reports the highest median first-year pay, $41,924. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Pre-Health Studies (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked32 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 pre-health studies 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