Nursing at Ohio State
Ohio State graduates about 235 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 71st of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $509 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Ohio State




Where nursing happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care West Campus, Tzagournis Medical Research Facility, Biomedical Research Tower, Prior Health Sciences Library, Wilce Student Health Center, OSU Veterinary Medical Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the nursing ranking
Other strong majors at Ohio State
- Math & statistics 87 · #45
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Biology 85 · #39
- Health & pre-med fields 85 · #30
- Physics & astronomy 84 · #60
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio State with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.