Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, OH, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Ohio University-Southern Campus has 69 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Air Transportation (bachelor's), where graduates earn a median $99,701 four years after finishing, against $83,449 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$61,938
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Ohio University-Southern Campus. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 44 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 0 | $56,127 | $99,701 | $83,44919% above | $25,000 |
| Industrial Engineering | 0 | $77,633 | $99,364 | $96,5043% above | N/A |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 0 | $69,470 | $94,673 | $98,9534% below | N/A |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 0 | $68,559 | $93,774 | $81,42415% above | $23,250 |
| Computer Science | 0 | $74,498 | $93,282 | $99,1776% below | $26,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 0 | $72,184 | $91,285 | $91,2850% above | $25,412 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 17 | $83,529 | $87,308 | $86,0201% above | $15,475 |
| Chemical Engineering | 0 | $72,569 | $85,990 | $97,20212% below | $25,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 0 | $66,448 | $84,002 | $73,05415% above | $22,375 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 0 | $61,403 | $81,299 | $77,3125% above | $22,608 |
| Civil Engineering | 0 | $68,237 | $81,019 | $85,1155% below | $27,442 |
| Marketing | 0 | $58,061 | $78,506 | $66,54218% above | $23,085 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 0 | $50,435 | $77,401 | $74,3854% above | $19,500 |
| Engineering, General | 0 | $76,409 | N/A | $73,3104% above | $24,250 |
| International Business | 0 | N/A | $73,640 | $73,6400% above | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 2 | $57,179 | $71,478 | $64,59011% above | $16,025 |
| Mathematics | 0 | N/A | $67,562 | $70,6284% below | N/A |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 0 | $46,004 | $66,922 | $60,37911% above | N/A |
| Data Analytics | 0 | $66,696 | N/A | $66,6960% above | $24,125 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 0 | $62,571 | N/A | $50,32424% above | $20,000 |
| Public Health | 0 | N/A | $62,153 | $57,3988% above | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 0 | $48,894 | $61,538 | $58,5185% above | $22,775 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 0 | $58,792 | $60,767 | $85,00029% below | N/A |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 0 | $59,487 | N/A | $68,53113% below | $23,000 |
| Journalism | 0 | $44,037 | $59,276 | $54,3789% above | $20,598 |
| Political Science and Government | 0 | $40,596 | $58,907 | $61,6134% below | $19,937 |
| Apparel and Textiles | 0 | $44,580 | $58,647 | $58,5160% above | $26,750 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 0 | $39,804 | $57,998 | $52,22711% above | $26,286 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | 0 | $36,093 | $57,479 | $59,7444% below | $25,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 0 | $36,991 | $57,085 | $58,4912% below | $22,125 |
| Geography and Cartography | 0 | N/A | $56,381 | $57,5862% below | N/A |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 0 | $56,158 | N/A | $40,17840% above | $17,500 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 0 | $48,154 | $55,867 | $53,0245% above | $24,272 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 0 | $38,102 | $55,352 | $43,20728% above | $23,096 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 0 | $44,757 | $54,695 | $53,8252% above | $19,458 |
| Chemistry | 0 | $48,360 | $54,576 | $66,36618% below | $22,511 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 0 | $37,900 | $54,184 | $56,0473% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 2 | $43,319 | $53,206 | $52,0202% above | $20,500 |
| Housing and Human Environments | 0 | $46,844 | $52,861 | $52,8610% above | $27,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 0 | N/A | $51,652 | $67,67624% below | N/A |
| Sociology | 0 | $42,879 | $51,312 | $52,1052% below | $21,720 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 0 | $41,822 | $51,258 | $51,2580% above | $25,000 |
| Social Work | 11 | $40,529 | $49,690 | $51,8594% below | $17,805 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 0 | $37,181 | $49,553 | $52,7276% below | N/A |
| Psychology, General | 2 | $35,609 | $49,399 | $50,0661% below | $20,354 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 0 | $33,390 | $49,369 | $49,4190% above | N/A |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 0 | $39,256 | $48,390 | $48,4840% above | $23,250 |
| History | 1 | $23,657 | $46,101 | $50,3879% below | $19,375 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 0 | $46,049 | N/A | $42,8407% above | $19,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 0 | $39,270 | $45,346 | $47,2694% below | $27,000 |
| Music | 0 | $36,209 | $44,593 | $43,3873% above | $26,796 |
| Anthropology | 0 | $31,995 | $44,327 | $45,8333% below | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 0 | $37,454 | $43,893 | $47,7308% below | $20,612 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 0 | $26,309 | $42,796 | $40,0537% above | $19,124 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | $40,989 | N/A | $45,93211% below | N/A |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 0 | $29,964 | $40,479 | $47,08814% below | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 0 | $39,880 | N/A | $45,64913% below | $22,530 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 0 | $25,578 | $39,055 | $41,5506% below | $23,500 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 0 | $35,062 | $37,785 | $39,2874% below | $15,925 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 0 | $34,890 | N/A | $36,7415% below | $23,000 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 0 | $33,936 | N/A | $36,7008% below | $24,625 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 0 | $30,968 | N/A | $30,9680% above | $19,250 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 0 | $30,721 | N/A | $30,7210% above | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 36 | $66,532 | $78,236 | $79,9432% below | $12,375 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 1 | $46,455 | $53,863 | $49,3239% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 4 | $41,557 | $53,577 | $47,30613% above | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 16 | $38,476 | $45,999 | $42,7748% above | $13,000 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | 4 | N/A | $33,312 | $33,4420% above | N/A |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 2 | N/A | $25,999 | $34,75025% below | N/A |
Careers linked to the programs Ohio University-Southern Campus reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Transportation
Bachelor's degree
Via Air Transportation
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations and 3 more
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations and 3 more
Science
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer Science and 3 more
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