Ohio University-Southern Campus
Ironton, Ohio · Website
$52,581
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,581
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ohio University-Southern Campus is a public 4-year college in Ironton, Ohio with 415 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,993 a year (tuition and fees $6,362 in-state, $9,444 out-of-state). 21% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,581 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,056 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,993
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,362
Out-of-state $9,444
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
21%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,056
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,581
Rank 1,271 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $5,993
- Tuition in-state
- $6,362
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,444
- Cost of attendance
- $11,607
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,649
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,943
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,297
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,332
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $8,753
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,872 in 2015-16 to $6,362 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 415
- Part-time students
- 20%
- Women
- 71%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 21%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 112
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,271 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,993 | $17,906 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,362 | $15,202 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 21% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,056 | $14,211 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,991 | $36,744 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,581 | $41,273 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
112 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $14,625 | $64,452 | $78,236 | $80,813 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,148 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | $19,000 | $36,942 | $45,999 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $13,672 | $75,809 | $87,308 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $23,258 | $30,682 | $49,399 | $50,706 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $20,000 | $37,990 | $49,690 | $51,790 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | $13,000 | $44,159 | $53,577 | $46,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $21,500 | $34,983 | $43,893 | $47,382 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $24,750 | $42,663 | $61,538 | $58,716 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $21,563 | $57,006 | $71,478 | $68,257 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | $33,312 | $35,660 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $25,500 | $23,399 | $40,479 | $48,471 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,692 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $21,500 | $36,666 | $54,695 | $56,359 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $24,000 | $38,246 | $59,276 | $56,278 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $23,654 | $29,086 | $48,390 | $50,497 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $20,750 | $48,515 | $60,767 | $92,374 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | $21,490 | $73,932 | $93,282 | $107,009 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Ironton and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Ohio University-Southern Campus cost?
$5,993 a year is the average net price at Ohio University-Southern Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,362 for in-state students and $9,444 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,607. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,649 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ohio University-Southern Campus?
Ohio University-Southern Campus has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Ohio University-Southern Campus graduates earn?
$52,581 a year is the median pay of former Ohio University-Southern Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,991 after 6 years). That ranks 1,271 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $75,809.
How much student debt do Ohio University-Southern Campus graduates have?
$21,056 is the median federal student loan debt of Ohio University-Southern Campus graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ohio University-Southern Campus?
21% of first-time, full-time students at Ohio University-Southern Campus finish within 6 years. 54% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Ohio University-Southern Campus?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (39 associate's graduates), Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (5 associate's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (5 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 112 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.