Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
16of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 2 fall short.
18 of 76 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 58: 55 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 23 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$22,992 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$22,992 a year
About $91,968 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $19,281 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,330 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,447 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,128 |
| $110k and up | $26,713 |
| All families (average) | $22,992 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Michigan high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
20 of 99 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $82,326 | +$47,517 | clears the bar | $22,409 | 0.5 yrs | 79 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,810 | +$40,001 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.6 yrs | 66 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,157 | +$12,348 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.6 yrs | 49 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,579 | +$10,770 | clears the bar | $26,022 | 2.4 yrs | 46 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,412 | +$19,603 | clears the bar | $23,767 | 1.2 yrs | 41 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $95,410 | +$60,601 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.3 yrs | 31 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $75,085 | +$40,276 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.6 yrs | 31 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $63,146 | +$28,337 | above HS line | $36,079 | 1.3 yrs | 30 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,763 | +$9,954 | clears the bar | $19,682 | 2.0 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,949 | +$19,140 | clears the bar | $24,833 | 1.3 yrs | 25 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $60,986 | +$26,177 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 24 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $50,218 | +$15,409 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.3 yrs | 20 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,811 | +$15,002 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 17 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $32,843 | -$1,966 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $15,9061-year earnings | -$18,903 | falls short (1-yr) | $19,750 | no earnings gain | 12 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $48,169 | +$13,360 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.5 yrs | 11 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,138 | +$8,329 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.8 yrs | 10 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $52,281 | +$17,472 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $65,0141-year earnings | +$30,205 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $73,155 | +$38,346 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.5 yrs | 3 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 28 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Literature | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,000 | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communication Disorders | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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