College Scorecard · cost, debt & earnings

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · Public · Bachelor-granting · 29,882 undergrads · 85% admitted

Do students finish?

75% complete

Most students who start here finish.

What does it cost?

$32,171/yr net

Average annual price after grants & scholarships. ~$128,684 over four years if you finish on time.

What former students go on to earn

The middle 50% of students who received federal aid, measured 10 years after they entered (an earlier entering class — not a guarantee, and not limited to those who graduated). Earnings vary enormously by field of study.

$54,810 median, 10 yrs after entry

25th pct $33,668 median $54,810 75th pct $79,998

73% earn more than a typical high-school graduate (the dashed line above, $28,000 — a fixed, somewhat dated federal benchmark) ten years on.

Your major matters more than your school

The school-wide figure above blends every major together — but pay varies enormously by program. Pick a degree level (and search your major) to compare like-for-like.

Read these on their own terms. Program pay is measured 1 year after completing the program (early career, graduates only) — not the same as the school-wide number above, which is 10 years after a student first enrolled. Don't compare a program figure to the school figure; use the programs to compare majors to each other.

52 Bachelor's programs · $16,788 to $73,396 (1 yr out)

MajorPay · 1yr outMedian debt

Chemical Engineering.Bachelor's $73,396 $21,083

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's $73,190 $27,000

Computer Engineering.Bachelor's $72,230 $20,700

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.Bachelor's $67,848 $20,750

Mechanical Engineering.Bachelor's $67,530 $24,999

Construction Engineering.Bachelor's $66,036 $24,515

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Bachelor's $64,156 $22,166

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.Bachelor's $64,034 —

Civil Engineering.Bachelor's $63,928 $24,500

Biomedical/Medical Engineering.Bachelor's $63,624 $20,625

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's $63,504 $22,400

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's $60,467 $20,464

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.Bachelor's $58,703 $25,443

Health and Medical Administrative Services.Bachelor's $57,367 $25,000

Finance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's $52,015 $20,500

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's $51,806 $22,500

Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor's $51,289 $22,500

Design and Applied Arts.Bachelor's $50,148 $25,500

Economics.Bachelor's $44,415 $18,500

City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning.Bachelor's $43,408 $25,464

Marketing.Bachelor's $43,198 $21,500

Architecture.Bachelor's $41,934 $22,600

Human Resources Management and Services.Bachelor's $41,545 $25,000

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bachelor's $41,435 $22,250

Chemistry.Bachelor's $41,419 $19,500

Legal Support Services.Bachelor's $40,399 $23,376

Nutrition Sciences.Bachelor's $39,231 —

Mathematics.Bachelor's $37,802 $19,500

Special Education and Teaching.Bachelor's $37,063 $24,094

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's $36,661 $21,644

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's $36,226 $20,359

History.Bachelor's $34,755 $23,125

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Bachelor's $34,159 $24,437

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's $33,734 $25,000

Biology, General.Bachelor's $32,063 $22,250

Social Work.Bachelor's $31,671 $25,500

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's $31,433 $21,749

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's $31,224 —

Psychology, General.Bachelor's $30,899 $22,813

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Bachelor's $29,377 $35,000

Journalism.Bachelor's $29,194 $25,000

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's $28,968 $19,500

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's $28,724 $20,500

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.Bachelor's $28,023 $23,000

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's $27,520 $25,706

Neurobiology and Neurosciences.Bachelor's $25,922 $23,827

Sociology.Bachelor's $25,665 $20,261

Natural Resources Conservation and Research.Bachelor's $24,565 $20,000

Music.Bachelor's $23,357 $22,250

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's $23,031 $28,000

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.Bachelor's $20,307 $25,000

International Relations and National Security Studies.Bachelor's $16,788 $22,500

The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates (to protect privacy), so not every major appears. Pay is a median for federally-aided graduates. Full program detail on the official Scorecard.

Typical federal loan debt

$12,000

≈ 22% of one year's typical earnings here

This counts federal student loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS loans, or family savings, so the true cost of borrowing is usually higher.

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is an institution-wide median from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn or owe — a computer-science and a fine-arts graduate of the same school can earn wildly different amounts, and your field of study matters more than your school. It is not a figure for any one program, not proof the school caused the outcome (selective schools admit students who would earn more anyway), and not a "best college" ranking. Earnings and debt cover federally-aided students.

→ The number that actually answers "worth it" is earnings by major — see the by-major breakdown above (90 programs at this school).

Also available: structured data (JSON-LD) · plain text · JSON. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release). · school website