WhatGradsMake
Doctoral (Research)+15% vs national median139 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Ohio State University (The)

Ranked 8th of 58 doctoral (research) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$211,626
middle 50%: $169,156 – $256,118
Median · 5 years out
$187,241
middle 50%: $151,973 – $232,526
Median · 10 years out
$198,262
middle 50%: $150,144 – $274,347

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (doctoral (research)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Ohio State University (The)'s doctoral (research) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $211,626 one year after graduating, rising to $198,262 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $163,341 for this field, ranking 8th of 58 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
1.6 yrs
≈ $1,566 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$214,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$206,592 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$197,724 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$186,537 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$186,019 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$185,244 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$182,659 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$182,178 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$181,131 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ohio State University (The)

Dentistry (Doctorate)
$168,256 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$163,027 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$161,330 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,518 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$147,582 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$142,871 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$139,336 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,127 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Doctorate)
$131,379 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$123,938 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$123,459 · 5 yrs out

Related fields of study

Accounting and Related Services
Compare universities
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Compare universities
Business/Commerce, General
Compare universities
Business/Corporate Communications
Compare universities
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Compare universities
Business/Managerial Economics
Compare universities