Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan · Public

Of 81 assessed programs, 80 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 109 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$2,556
$30k to $48k	$4,315
$48k to $75k	$7,638
$75k to $110k	$12,485
$110k and up	$18,603
All families (average)	$8,624

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.

81 of 190 programs could be assessed 43% 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
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$60,325	+$25,516	clears the bar	$18,750	0.7 yrs	249
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,131	+$29,322	clears the bar	$19,799	0.7 yrs	181
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$136,836	+$102,027	clears the bar	$103,000	1.0 yrs	140
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,718	+$46,909	clears the bar	$21,411	0.5 yrs	107
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,821	+$48,012	clears the bar	$23,500	0.5 yrs	106
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$50,658	+$15,849	clears the bar	$25,500	1.6 yrs	101
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$91,993	+$57,184	clears the bar	$23,451	0.4 yrs	99
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,878	+$22,069	clears the bar	$23,250	1.1 yrs	77
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$44,116	+$9,307	clears the bar	$27,000	2.9 yrs	71
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$86,941	+$52,132	clears the bar	$16,303	0.3 yrs	68
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$54,494	+$19,685	clears the bar	$18,357	0.9 yrs	66
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$90,504	+$55,695	clears the bar	$20,468	0.4 yrs	66
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$60,809	+$26,000	clears the bar	$22,000	0.8 yrs	61
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$85,477	+$50,668	clears the bar	$19,594	0.4 yrs	59
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	$83,536	+$48,727	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	59
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,053	+$10,244	clears the bar	$24,817	2.4 yrs	57
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$53,742	+$18,933	clears the bar	$20,000	1.1 yrs	54
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$76,004	+$41,195	clears the bar	$15,580	0.4 yrs	48
Social Work	Master's Degree	$63,946	+$29,137	clears the bar	$24,600	0.8 yrs	47
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,351	+$18,542	clears the bar	$24,915	1.3 yrs	45
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,837	+$20,028	clears the bar	$23,646	1.2 yrs	43
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	$58,334	+$23,525	clears the bar	$17,500	0.7 yrs	41
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,890	+$25,081	clears the bar	$28,796	1.1 yrs	40
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$56,774	+$21,965	clears the bar	$29,000	1.3 yrs	39
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,596	+$14,787	clears the bar	$26,789	1.8 yrs	37
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$62,718	+$27,909	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	37
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$57,164	+$22,355	clears the bar	$16,500	0.7 yrs	37
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$59,590	+$24,781	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	36
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$81,624	+$46,815	clears the bar	$16,750	0.4 yrs	35
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	$12,010 1-year earnings	-$22,799	falls short	$17,995	insufficient data	35
Optometry	First Professional Degree	$138,837	+$104,028	clears the bar	$144,874	1.4 yrs	35
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$88,670	+$53,861	clears the bar	$18,750	0.3 yrs	34
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$88,737	+$53,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Nursing	Master's Degree	$82,166	+$47,357	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$70,160	+$35,351	clears the bar	$18,325	0.5 yrs	33
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,996	+$46,187	clears the bar	$16,052	0.3 yrs	32
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,484	+$16,675	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	30
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,052	+$10,243	clears the bar	$23,120	2.3 yrs	29
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,023	+$31,214	clears the bar	$24,995	0.8 yrs	29
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$91,678	+$56,869	clears the bar	$22,535	0.4 yrs	28
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$115,819	+$81,010	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$62,985	+$28,176	clears the bar	$14,000	0.5 yrs	27
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$58,134	+$23,325	clears the bar	$18,853	0.8 yrs	27
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,983	+$15,174	clears the bar	$26,622	1.8 yrs	26
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$66,719	+$31,910	clears the bar	$10,625	0.3 yrs	25
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$83,989	+$49,180	clears the bar	$24,479	0.5 yrs	25
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$61,884	+$27,075	clears the bar	$25,500	0.9 yrs	25
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$49,819	+$15,010	clears the bar	$20,500	1.4 yrs	24
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$51,699 1-year earnings	+$16,890	clears the bar	$23,810	1.4 yrs	22
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$106,347	+$71,538	clears the bar	$56,120	0.8 yrs	21
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$51,396	+$16,587	clears the bar	$22,504	1.4 yrs	20
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$45,033	+$10,224	clears the bar	$11,678	1.1 yrs	20
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$79,641	+$44,832	clears the bar	$18,439	0.4 yrs	20
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,823	+$13,014	clears the bar	$21,500	1.7 yrs	19
Marketing	Associate's Degree	$45,024	+$10,215	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,131	+$50,322	clears the bar	$27,209	0.5 yrs	17
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$76,031	+$41,222	clears the bar	$27,444	0.7 yrs	17
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$66,054	+$31,245	clears the bar	$21,926	0.7 yrs	17
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,889	+$11,080	clears the bar	$19,719	1.8 yrs	16
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$43,828	+$9,019	clears the bar	$24,950	2.8 yrs	16
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,703	+$29,894	clears the bar	$26,581	0.9 yrs	16
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$43,507	+$8,698	clears the bar	$21,997	2.5 yrs	15
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$86,348	+$51,539	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$75,106	+$40,297	clears the bar	$13,000	0.3 yrs	15
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$63,582	+$28,773	clears the bar	$12,000	0.4 yrs	15
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$68,631 1-year earnings	+$33,822	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$91,584	+$56,775	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Surveying Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,958	+$50,149	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$54,031	+$19,222	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,493	+$28,684	clears the bar	$17,626	0.6 yrs	12
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,165	+$4,356	clears the bar	$25,961	6.0 yrs	11
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$75,797	+$40,988	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$36,662	+$1,853	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$83,528	+$48,719	clears the bar	$23,250	0.5 yrs	10
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$48,367	+$13,558	clears the bar	$22,833	1.7 yrs	9
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$85,148	+$50,339	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$40,056	+$5,247	clears the bar	$20,500	3.9 yrs	6
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$86,284	+$51,475	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$82,512	+$47,703	clears the bar	$21,204	0.4 yrs	5
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$118,364	+$83,555	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$67,913	+$33,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Surveying Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.