Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ohio University-Southern Campus is a public university in Ironton, Ohio. It graduates 21% of its students within six years, and its former students earn a median $52,581 ten years after starting college, more than 53% of the Ohio colleges we cover.

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Acceptance rate
Not reported

College Scorecard

What your family pays
$5,993 /yr

Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.

Sticker price $11,607. College Scorecard.

Graduation rate
21%

Higher than 12% of Ohio colleges we cover and 6% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.

Within 6 years · College Scorecard

Earnings after college
$52,581

Higher than 53% of Ohio colleges we cover and 48% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Ohio University-Southern Campus acceptance rate & admissions

First-year students who return54%
Pell Grant recipients13%
First-generation students34%
Women / men71% / 29%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Ohio University-Southern Campus tuition, cost & net price

What families actually pay per year, by income

Average net price after grants and scholarships for Ohio residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)

Sticker price (before aid)

Tuition & fees, in-state$6,362
Tuition & fees, out-of-state$9,444
Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies$840
Total cost of attendance, in-state$11,607

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$15,332
Loan default rate5.1%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

State aid: Ohio residents with household income up to $96,000 and a Student Aid Index of 3,750 or less may receive an Ohio College Opportunity Grant: up to $4,000 a year at public university main campuses (less at regional campuses) in 2026-27. Not included in the prices above. Ohio Department of Higher Education, OCOG 2026-27 award memo (FA27-001)

What Ohio University-Southern Campus costs to finish, and how fast it pays back

Graduates of Ohio University-Southern Campus took 4.2 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Ohio. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.

Family incomeNet price / yrCost to finishYears to pay back
$0–30k$4,649$19,2931.1 years
$30–48k$4,943$20,5131.2 years
$48–75k$5,297$21,9831.3 years
$75–110k$8,332$34,5782.0 years
$110k+$8,753$36,3252.1 years

Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.2 years, the average time graduates took (10% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($52,581) minus $35,438 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in OH (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $17,143 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method

College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.

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Ohio University-Southern Campus majors, earnings & careers

Ohio University-Southern Campus offers 96 bachelor's majors across 11 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Humanities & Languages · 17
  • Science & Math · 16
  • Social Sciences & Public Service · 14
  • Business & Finance · 11
  • Health & Medicine · 11
  • Arts & Design · 8
  • Engineering · 8
  • Technology & Computing · 4
  • Communications & Media · 3
  • Education · 3
  • Trades & Applied Technology · 1

Highest-earning majors at Ohio University-Southern Campus

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Air Transportation$99,701$25,000
Industrial Engineering$99,364$27,000
Electrical Engineering$94,673$24,978
Management Information Systems$93,774$26,000
Computer Science$93,282$21,500
Mechanical Engineering$91,285$27,000
Nursing$87,308$29,454
Chemical Engineering$85,990$23,250
Quick list of all 96 majors
  • Accounting$84,002
  • Air Transportation$99,701
  • Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)$51,652
  • Anthropology$44,327
  • Apparel and Textiles$58,647
  • Applied Mathematics—
  • Area Studies—
  • Arts and Entertainment Management—
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics—
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology—
  • Biology—
  • Botany / Plant Biology—
  • Broadcasting / Digital Media$48,390
  • Business Administration$71,478
  • Business Economics—
  • Cell / Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences—
  • Chemical Engineering$85,990
  • Chemistry$54,576
  • Civil Engineering$81,019
  • Classics—
  • Communications$54,695
  • Computer and Information Sciences$60,767
  • Computer Engineering—
  • Computer Science$93,282
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$77,401
  • Criminal Justice—
  • Dance—
  • Data Analytics—
  • Dietetics—
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology—
  • Economics—
  • Education (Elementary / Secondary)$43,893
  • Education (Subject Teaching)—
  • Electrical Engineering$94,673
  • Engineering—
  • Engineering, Other—
  • English—
  • English Language and Literature / Letters, Other$37,785
  • Entrepreneurship—
  • Environmental Science / Conservation—
  • Ethnic / Gender Studies—
  • Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences—
  • Film and Photography—
  • Finance$81,299
  • Geography$56,381
  • Geography and Environmental Studies—
  • Geology / Earth Science$66,922
  • German—
  • Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$49,553
  • Health Administration$61,538
  • Health Sciences—
  • History$46,101
  • Hospitality Management—
  • Housing and Human Environments$52,861
  • Human Development and Family Studies$45,346
  • Human Services—
  • Industrial Engineering$99,364
  • Interdisciplinary Studies—
  • International Business$73,640
  • Journalism$59,276
  • Kinesiology / Exercise Science$55,867
  • Liberal Arts / General Studies$53,206
  • Linguistics—
  • Management Information Systems$93,774
  • Management Science / Analytics—
  • Marketing$78,506
  • Mathematics$67,562
  • Mechanical Engineering$91,285
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,998
  • Microbiological Sciences and Immunology—
  • Music$44,593
  • Neuroscience—
  • Nursing$87,308
  • Nutrition Science—
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$49,369
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution—
  • Philosophy—
  • Physics—
  • Physiology$57,479
  • Political Science$58,907
  • Psychology$49,399
  • Public Health$62,153
  • Rehabilitation / Therapy Sciences—
  • Religious Studies—
  • Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
  • Social Work$49,690
  • Sociology$51,312
  • Spanish / French / Romance Languages$54,184
  • Special Education$51,258
  • Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$57,085
  • Studio Art$39,055
  • Theatre$42,796
  • Urban Studies / Affairs—
  • Visual and Performing Arts—
  • Writing$40,479
  • Zoology / Animal Biology$55,352

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Nursing → Registered nurse

$81,010
Huntington
$82,510
Ohio
$97,550
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Business Administration → Management analyst

$88,710
Huntington
$94,270
Ohio
$101,860
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Huntington

Cost of living
12% below the U.S. average

Overall prices in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$864/mo

2 bedrooms $1,006. Housing costs 49% below the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
40° / 85°

January and July average highs. 47 inches of rain a year, 6 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively Low

No hazard rated high.

FEMA National Risk Index, Lawrence County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)1,639
First-year students from Ohio82%
Next most common home statesKentucky, Maryland, New York
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-2434% bachelor's · 65% associate · 1% certificates
Student bodyWhite 86% · Two or more 4% · Hispanic 3% · Black 2%International 0%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Lawrence County at a glance

Population56,819
Median household income$58,325
Adults with a bachelor's degree19%
Median age42

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Ohio University-Southern Campus with similar schools

Similar public colleges in Ohio by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Ohio University-Southern Campus—$5,99321%$52,581This school
Ohio University-Eastern Campus—$3,92521%$52,581
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus—$5,74622%$52,581
Ohio State University-Lima Campus—$12,94023%$60,409
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus—$16,19715%$60,409

College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.

Why the price is different

Ohio University-Southern Campus would cost you $2,068 more per year than Ohio University-Eastern Campus, on average.

  • Higher sticker price at Ohio University-Southern Campus.
  • Ohio University-Eastern Campus gives aided families $1,238 more in grants, on average.
Per year, Ohio residentOhio University-Southern CampusOhio University-Eastern CampusDifference
Sticker price$11,607$10,777+$830
Average grants−$5,614−$6,852+$1,238
You pay$5,993$3,925+$2,068

“+” means Ohio University-Southern Campus costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.

Common questions about Ohio University-Southern Campus

How much does Ohio University-Southern Campus cost per year?

The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $11,607 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $5,993 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $4,649 and families earning $110k+ pay $8,753.

How much do Ohio University-Southern Campus graduates earn?

Former Ohio University-Southern Campus students earn a median $52,581 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

What is the Ohio University-Southern Campus graduation rate?

21% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 54% return for their second year.

How long does a Ohio University-Southern Campus degree take to pay off?

For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at Ohio University-Southern Campus costs about $21,983 after grants ($5,297 a year for 4.2 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $52,581 ten years after starting, $17,143 more than high school graduates in Ohio ($35,438), so the cost is repaid in 1.3 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Ohio University-Southern Campus: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/ohio-university-southern-campus (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).