Bachelor's · Ironton, Ohio

Is Data Analytics at Ohio University-Southern Campus worth it?

High confidence High confidence: 100+ graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 1.1 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $71,640; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $24,125; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $27k (likely $26k – $37k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $36k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in OH; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 1.1 years (likely 0.9–1.4); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $156k (likely $91k – $219k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $540k (likely $415k – $674k); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 12%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26