Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, OH · Public · 431 students · Visit Website

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI) offers associate degrees and certificates focused on agriculture, horticulture, environmental sciences, business, and engineering technologies. The school emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning with specialized facilities like a 1,700-acre working farm, horticultural complex, and various labs. Many programs include paid industry internships, and the school reports a 99% job placement rate for graduates within four months.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$34,898/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

52/100

Tuition (In-State)

$9,310/yr
Out-of-state: $34,816/yr

All Programs at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

5 trade programs at Ohio State University Agricultural, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Business and Management
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60 $34,747/yr $12,000 23.5x High Very Large
398 openings/yr
Horticulture
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
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60 $34,190/yr $12,000 21.9x Moderate Very Large
408 openings/yr
Animal Sciences
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50 $39,743/yr $12,000 26.4x High Large
99 openings/yr
Agricultural Production
Agricultural Production Operations
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49 $33,940/yr $12,000 21.2x High Very Large
132 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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42 $31,870/yr $13,000 23.6x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.