Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
12of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
12 of 48 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 36: 27 with no earnings published and 9 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 15 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$20,301 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
$20,301 a year
About $81,204 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 | $20,177 |
| $30k to $48k | $17,674 |
| $48k to $75k | $17,872 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,489 |
| $110k and up | $23,135 |
| All families (average) | $20,301 |
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).
16 of 63 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $67,148 | +$32,339 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 59 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $55,791 | +$20,982 | above HS line | $45,100 | 2.1 yrs | 33 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $45,673 | +$10,864 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 2.6 yrs | 26 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $79,472 | +$44,663 | above HS line | $34,635 | 0.8 yrs | 26 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,231 | +$21,422 | clears the bar | $24,625 | 1.1 yrs | 20 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $62,782 | +$27,973 | clears the bar | $20,616 | 0.7 yrs | 20 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,933 | +$13,124 | clears the bar | $25,957 | 2.0 yrs | 18 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $61,838 | +$27,029 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,341 | +$12,532 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.2 yrs | 15 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Bachelor's Degree | $38,298 | +$3,489 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,568 | +$17,759 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 12 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | $40,8731-year earnings | +$6,064 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $31,470 | 5.2 yrs | 9 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | $61,067 | +$26,258 | clears the bar | $27,250 | 1.0 yrs | 8 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $54,344 | +$19,535 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,923 | +$14,114 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.5 yrs | 5 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $51,886 | +$17,077 | above HS line | $19,147 | 1.1 yrs | 1 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Human Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Religious Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor'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 | 2 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Publishing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Information Systems | 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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