Sociology graduates from Ohio University-Zanesville Campus earn $51,312 median salary, below the national average for this program. Median debt: $24,500.

Sociology at Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

Zanesville, Ohio • Bachelor's

Median Earnings
$51,312
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Sociology at Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Ohio University-Zanesville Campus and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Sociology at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 0 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Ohio University-Zanesville Campus, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $51,312 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $52,925 across all institutions offering Sociology, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Ohio University-Zanesville Campus, the mean median-earnings figure is $61,865, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Sociology graduates at Ohio University-Zanesville Campus is $24,500, which translates to roughly $204 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. The descriptive debt-to-earnings ratio is 0.48: reported annual earnings exceed cumulative debt. This is a PlainCollege comparison, not a federal gainful-employment verdict. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$51,312
Sociology
National Average
$52,925
All schools, same program
School Average
$61,865
All programs at Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

Program Details

Bachelor's
Credential Level
0
Completers (IPEDS)
969
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$24,500
Median Debt
0.48
Debt-to-Earnings (Favorable)
$204/mo
Est. Monthly Payment
$51,312
Median Earnings

Sociology at Other Schools

School Median Earnings Median Debt
Columbia University in the City of New York $101,536 $27,000
William & Mary $87,655 $14,000
Vanderbilt University $83,649 -
Dartmouth College $81,722 $19,250
George Washington University $78,857 -
Barnard College $77,821 $14,899
New York University $77,650 $18,875
Northwestern University $75,267 $13,622
Cornell University $73,200 $11,650
University of Pennsylvania $72,217 -

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

Debt-to-earnings ratio compares cumulative debt to annual earnings. A ratio below 1.0 indicates that annual earnings exceed total debt, generally considered favorable. Estimated monthly payments assume a standard 10-year repayment plan.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.