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title: Ohio Northern University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Ada, OH
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $80,928 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $51,102 – $123,378 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $24,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 75% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $53,580 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 86% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $52,928 | derived |

**75% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $24,250 (≈ 30% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $24,274 to $112,739 across 15 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $112,739 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $90,846 | $66,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,066 | not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,764 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,379 | $27,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,628 | $27,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,895 | $23,586 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $54,370 | $20,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,927 | $25,000 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $42,622 | $61,500 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,800 | $27,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,820 | $25,193 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,347 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,524 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,274 | $26,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Ohio Northern University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?204635

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