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Ohio State Majors

Ohio State awards bachelor's degrees in 115 fields, about 11,674 a year. The largest are Finance, Research and Experimental Psychology, Biology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Finance	817	$65,181	$97,986	$20,500
Research and Experimental Psychology	646
Biology	486	$32,356	$64,324	$23,362
Communications	478	$41,232	$62,096	$23,500
Marketing	478	$56,465	$81,119	$21,198
Computer Engineering	455	$83,342	$123,731	$20,247
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	436	$38,691	$73,594	$21,500
Accounting	297	$62,399	$90,850	$23,284
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	283	$29,638	$68,480	$22,286
Economics	272	$50,209	$75,485	$23,125
Political Science	265	$35,977	$65,972	$21,500
Business Administration	236	$61,423	$85,586	$23,250
Nursing	235	$71,175	$81,795	$25,163
Mechanical Engineering	218	$79,359	$96,418	$20,500
Electrical Engineering	217	$78,872	$99,400	$22,411
Subject-Area Teacher Education	171	$41,944	$52,459	$23,250
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	167	$36,592	$57,541	$23,000
Social Work	163	$38,739	$50,596	$26,970
Mathematics	158	$52,921	$81,909	$20,500
Chemical Engineering	155	$77,455	$98,851	$20,500
Civil Engineering	151	$68,031	$85,202	$23,545
Industrial Engineering	149	$80,876	$106,932	$21,875
Computer and Information Sciences	145	$82,448	$118,833	$23,000
Environmental Science and Conservation	143	$39,545	$58,119	$21,438
Criminology	142	$39,396	$58,865	$21,922
International Relations	133	$38,584	$66,064	$19,500
Animal Sciences	130	$33,642	$50,769	$23,301
English Language and Literature	130	$29,605	$48,301	$23,500
History	120	$26,663	$49,986	$21,500
Business/Managerial Economics	104	$61,979	$96,843	$19,500
Human Development and Family Studies	101	$34,610	$50,921	$23,250
Zoology/Animal Biology	101	$29,996	$45,501	$24,800
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	100	$36,427	$67,381	$18,500
Aerospace Engineering	96	$72,062	$92,999	$25,853
Public Health	93	$36,226	$70,369	$18,500
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	92	$37,369	$65,407	$20,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	89	$65,469	$90,065	$23,125
Public Administration	88	$41,650	$60,678	$21,887
Air Transportation	87	$40,102	$79,114	$24,842
Allied Health	87	$60,834	$68,942	$24,179
Educational Administration and Supervision	85	$36,487	$42,187	$23,000
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	85	$23,509	$57,797	$19,500
Sociology	84	$38,034	$50,457	$21,739
Management Information Systems	84	$72,017	$110,192	$21,500
Romance Languages	82	$27,815	$58,235	$22,746
Apparel and Textiles	75	$41,827	$66,256	$22,313
Studio Art	74	$29,186	$46,899	$26,849
Architectural Sciences and Technology	73
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields	71	$71,570	$88,205	$26,750
Anthropology	70	$28,172	$50,055	$22,834
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	69	$34,540	$57,859	$26,654
Chemistry	69	$42,698	$71,559	$25,225
Physics	68	$53,504	$94,543	$23,357
Teacher Education	66	$36,483	$45,969	$25,432
Real Estate	66	$72,769	$91,213	$19,000
Applied Mathematics	65	$82,523	$120,495	$14,929
Human Resources	62	$58,991	$82,371	$19,500
Statistics	58
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	57	$46,474	$67,018	$25,000
Agricultural Engineering	56	$62,981	$81,917	$24,872
Genetics	56	$31,800	$63,767	$21,216
Materials Engineering	54	$70,371	$86,084	$19,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	52	$68,814	$111,500	$20,500
Agricultural Business and Management	51	$50,565	$66,603	$20,000
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	50	$35,019	$52,528	$27,000
Design	48	$45,176	$68,151	$25,100
Film and Photography	45		$50,565	$22,500
Geography and Cartography	43	$44,789	$60,363	$23,250
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	43	$61,173	$65,920	$25,500
Journalism	41	$31,955	$51,280	$23,346
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	41	$37,592	$66,222	$20,500
International Business	38	$57,678	$81,473	$27,000
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	37	$67,938	$80,775	$24,850
Hospitality Management	37	$36,986	$53,039	$26,000
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	36	$41,501	$57,573	$25,250
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	36	$27,788	$44,941	$20,096
Astronomy and Astrophysics	36			$20,500
Philosophy	34	$39,971	$55,823	$26,247
Public Policy Analysis	32	$50,643	$65,894	$14,500
Social Sciences	31
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	30	$31,179	$40,713	$22,056
Engineering	30	$78,734	$97,144	$22,000
Sustainability Studies	30
Music	30	$26,084	$51,310	$27,000
Plant Sciences	27	$42,712	$56,812	$16,105
Health Administration	26	$54,301	$80,315	$25,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	25	$64,267	$74,601	$22,500
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	24	$28,109	$46,527	$22,500
Dance	22	$21,167		$26,000
Special Education and Teaching	21	$45,213	$50,194	$26,899
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	20		$68,688
Theater	20	$23,920	$37,445	$25,250
Engineering Physics	19		$90,938
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	18	$41,040	$54,860	$22,250
Food Science and Technology	15	$59,889	$70,537	$20,534
Geology and Earth Science	15	$41,156	$53,381	$26,000
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	13
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	13	$36,725	$59,072	$20,029
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	13
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	10	$52,247	$58,821	$22,750
Liberal Arts	9	$43,393	$54,529	$21,250
Insurance	9
Agricultural Public Services	7	$23,221
Religion/Religious Studies	7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6
Botany/Plant Biology	6
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	5
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	4
Area Studies	4
Business/Commerce	4	$48,597	$65,374	$19,900
Modern Greek Language and Literature	3
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	2
Agricultural Production Operations	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Ohio State?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Finance (817), Research and Experimental Psychology (646), Biology (486), Communications (478), Marketing (478).

Which Ohio State majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Engineering ($123,731), Applied Mathematics ($120,495), Computer and Information Sciences ($118,833), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($111,500), Management Information Systems ($110,192). Earnings are reported for 93 of Ohio State's 115 programs.

How many majors does Ohio State have?

Ohio State awarded bachelor's degrees in 115 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Ohio State uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.