Human Services, General programs in Ohio
17 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at James A. Rhodes State College.
What this work pays in Ohio
Social and Human Service Assistants in Ohio earn a median of $38,390 a year across 10,970 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $45,980 | 820 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $73,890 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 5 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Associate's degree | $13,800 | $24,035 (34 grads) | 20 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Undergraduate certificate | $12,650 | not published | 0 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Associate's degree | $23,617 | not published | 9 |
| Ohio Christian University Circleville | Associate's degree | $24,750 | not published | 34 |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Walsh University North Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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 Human Services, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.