Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Ohio
90 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 44 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $44,925 at Marion Technical College.
What this work pays in Ohio
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Ohio earn a median of $75,680 a year across 5,670 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Technical College Marion | Associate's degree | $7,733 | $44,925 (30 grads) | 55 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $29,685 (83 grads) | 161 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | Associate's degree | $20,490 | $29,685 (39 grads) | 221 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | $15,334 | $29,141 (117 grads) | 269 |
| Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $28,960 (20 grads) | 1 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $28,960 (20 grads) | 76 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $28,960 (20 grads) | 1 |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $28,960 (20 grads) | 130 |
| Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $28,960 (20 grads) | 82 |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $28,960 (20 grads) | 442 |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown | Associate's degree | — | $28,816 (18 grads) | 40 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | $18,953 | $28,598 (18 grads) | 41 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Associate's degree | — | $28,381 (16 grads) | 56 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Associate's degree | $10,812 | $28,327 (43 grads) | 166 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | $6,500 | $25,729 (387 grads) | 1,312 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Associate's degree | $13,143 | $25,194 (16 grads) | 184 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 52 |
| Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 17 |
| Kent State University at Geauga Burton | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 116 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | — |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 67 |
| Kent State University at Stark North Canton | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 2,322 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 119 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $18,977 | $25,194 (96 grads) | 98 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $24,615 (20 grads) | 18 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $24,615 (20 grads) | 12 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $24,615 (20 grads) | 16 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $24,615 (20 grads) | 93 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $24,615 (20 grads) | 8 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville | Associate's degree | $19,000 | $24,615 (20 grads) | 15 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $24,267 (97 grads) | 797 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $24,267 (48 grads) | 115 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | $9,824 | $23,207 (70 grads) | 458 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron | Associate's degree | $15,900 | $22,485 (83 grads) | 218 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green | Associate's degree | $15,900 | $22,485 (83 grads) | — |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Associate's degree | — | $22,420 (24 grads) | 20 |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton | Associate's degree | $16,675 | $22,329 (19 grads) | 45 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | Associate's degree | $16,675 | $22,329 (19 grads) | 35 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford | Associate's degree | $16,675 | $22,329 (19 grads) | 2 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Associate's degree | $8,573 | $21,964 (22 grads) | 1,250 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Associate's degree | — | $21,508 (18 grads) | 17 |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Associate's degree | $10,852 | $20,530 (73 grads) | 458 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | $19,455 (14 grads) | 23 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | $12,255 | $16,940 (35 grads) | 159 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | $11,812 | not published | 1 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville | Associate's degree | $17,000 | not published | 19 |
| Hocking College Nelsonville | Associate's degree | $12,750 | not published | 49 |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash | Associate's degree | $18,877 | not published | 33 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia | Associate's degree | $18,877 | not published | 205 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | Associate's degree | $18,877 | not published | — |
| Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Antioch University Yellow Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ashland University Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ashland University Ashland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 58 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 104 |
| Clark State College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Defiance College Defiance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lourdes University Sylvania | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Malone University Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Marietta College Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mercy College of Ohio Toledo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Ohio Christian University Circleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Ohio Dominican University Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 665 |
| Shawnee State University Portsmouth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| The University of Findlay Findlay | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tiffin University Tiffin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Akron Wayne College Orrville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio Lima | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| University of Toledo Toledo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 46 |
| Walsh University North Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 82 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Xavier University Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.