Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan · Public

All 83 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 121 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,185
$30k to $48k	$12,139
$48k to $75k	$13,601
$75k to $110k	$16,269
$110k and up	$21,403
All families (average)	$17,597

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

83 of 204 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Michigan high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,611	+$61,802	clears the bar	$33,949	0.5 yrs	405
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,422	+$18,613	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	248
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$74,113	+$39,304	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	231
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,588	+$14,779	clears the bar	$28,987	2.0 yrs	215
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,771	+$22,962	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	213
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,661	+$40,852	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	132
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	$58,344	+$23,535	clears the bar	$26,500	1.1 yrs	111
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$138,552	+$103,743	clears the bar	$254,007	2.4 yrs	104
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,881	+$11,072	clears the bar	$27,000	2.4 yrs	98
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$59,522	+$24,713	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	91
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,942	+$12,133	clears the bar	$27,000	2.2 yrs	86
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$78,586	+$43,777	clears the bar	$40,035	0.9 yrs	78
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$79,906	+$45,097	clears the bar	$25,500	0.6 yrs	77
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$99,708	+$64,899	clears the bar	$36,769	0.6 yrs	74
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$80,381	+$45,572	clears the bar	$35,484	0.8 yrs	63
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,082	+$27,273	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	62
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$56,314	+$21,505	clears the bar	$28,937	1.3 yrs	62
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,888	+$20,079	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	61
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$80,551	+$45,742	clears the bar	$28,125	0.6 yrs	57
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$54,254	+$19,445	clears the bar	$27,500	1.4 yrs	55
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,353	+$20,544	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	54
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$95,721	+$60,912	clears the bar	$26,500	0.4 yrs	54
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,095	+$15,286	clears the bar	$31,000	2.0 yrs	53
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$73,010	+$38,201	clears the bar	$27,433	0.7 yrs	52
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,416	+$44,607	clears the bar	$35,575	0.8 yrs	52
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,462	+$15,653	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	52
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$89,216	+$54,407	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	49
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$73,340	+$38,531	clears the bar	$26,703	0.7 yrs	46
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$73,316	+$38,507	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	45
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$56,553	+$21,744	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	45
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,677	+$14,868	clears the bar	$27,000	1.8 yrs	44
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,279	+$18,470	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$63,316	+$28,507	clears the bar	$58,342	2.0 yrs	40
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,450	+$88,641	clears the bar	$113,288	1.3 yrs	39
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,196	+$50,387	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	34
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$60,135	+$25,326	clears the bar	$28,703	1.1 yrs	33
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$47,775	+$12,966	clears the bar	$27,000	2.1 yrs	30
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,117	+$32,308	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	30
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$57,513	+$22,704	clears the bar	$26,125	1.2 yrs	28
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$48,290	+$13,481	clears the bar	$28,644	2.1 yrs	27
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$101,507	+$66,698	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,577	+$4,768	clears the bar	$27,982	5.9 yrs	24
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$73,112	+$38,303	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$90,336	+$55,527	clears the bar	$40,464	0.7 yrs	23
English	Bachelor's Degree	$39,262	+$4,453	clears the bar	$27,000	6.1 yrs	23
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,639	+$14,830	clears the bar	$26,324	1.8 yrs	23
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$86,472	+$51,663	clears the bar	$28,000	0.5 yrs	22
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$46,301 1-year earnings	+$11,492	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	22
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$43,089	+$8,280	clears the bar	$28,000	3.4 yrs	22
Healthcare Administration	Doctoral Degree	$152,055 1-year earnings	+$117,246	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,542	+$56,733	clears the bar	$28,500	0.5 yrs	20
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,389	+$13,580	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	20
History	Bachelor's Degree	$40,918	+$6,109	clears the bar	$22,000	3.6 yrs	20
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,450	+$27,641	clears the bar	$28,898	1.0 yrs	19
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	$69,324	+$34,515	clears the bar	$16,080	0.5 yrs	19
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$43,916	+$9,107	clears the bar	$27,000	3.0 yrs	19
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,181	+$5,372	clears the bar	$31,000	5.8 yrs	19
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,134	+$20,325	clears the bar	$24,877	1.2 yrs	19
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$123,591	+$88,782	clears the bar	$34,724	0.4 yrs	18
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$48,409	+$13,600	clears the bar	$26,745	2.0 yrs	18
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$54,265	+$19,456	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$52,311	+$17,502	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	18
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,768	+$42,959	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	14
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$84,064	+$49,255	clears the bar	$28,500	0.6 yrs	13
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$49,626	+$14,817	clears the bar	$30,750	2.1 yrs	13
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$125,201	+$90,392	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,174	+$30,365	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	12
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$62,999	+$28,190	clears the bar	$26,250	0.9 yrs	12
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$54,829	+$20,020	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,853	+$47,044	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$61,331	+$26,522	clears the bar	$26,750	1.0 yrs	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,438	+$22,629	clears the bar	$31,000	1.4 yrs	8
International Business	Master's Degree	$101,449	+$66,640	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$60,801	+$25,992	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,108	+$22,299	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,438	+$22,629	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	3
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$112,443	+$77,634	clears the bar	$33,186	0.4 yrs	2
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$57,197	+$22,388	clears the bar	$50,353	2.2 yrs	1
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$86,839	+$52,030	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$53,353	+$18,544	clears the bar	$28,125	1.5 yrs	0
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,947	+$5,138	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$88,310	+$53,501	clears the bar	$106,174	2.0 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,493	+$47,684	clears the bar	$106,465	2.2 yrs	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	221
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Outdoor Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Policy Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Neuroscience	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.