Columbus, Ohio · Public
Public Administration at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 584 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~584
- Schools with reported signal
- 411
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.6%
- Graduation rate
- 87.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,339/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $69,356
- Median debt
- $19,976
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $60,409/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 411 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,078 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,038 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 42% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 3.5% reported share · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $2,984 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.0% reported share · $1,751 net A+ CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · 5.0% reported share · $3,203 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.6% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.5% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,637 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Public Administration accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Ohio State University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 73% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 584 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Ohio State University-Main Campus's average net price is $17,339 per year, about $69,356 over four years. That is $1,078 below the $18,417 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $60,409 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,038 above the $56,371 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Ohio State University-Main Campus #174 of 411 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.