Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan · Public
Graduate earnings
65of 66 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 1 falls short.
66 of 105 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 39: 35 with no earnings published and 4 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 57 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$16,317 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
$16,317 a year
About $65,268 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 | $12,272 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,902 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,861 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,609 |
| $110k and up | $22,534 |
| All families (average) | $16,317 |
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).
89 of 162 programs could be assessed 55% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,176 | +$17,367 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.4 yrs | 282 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,460 | +$16,651 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.4 yrs | 276 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $69,592 | +$34,783 | clears the bar | $22,530 | 0.6 yrs | 269 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $79,188 | +$44,379 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 239 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $71,348 | +$36,539 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.6 yrs | 239 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,175 | +$18,366 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.3 yrs | 235 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,225 | +$14,416 | clears the bar | $28,250 | 2.0 yrs | 224 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $62,482 | +$27,673 | clears the bar | $24,945 | 0.9 yrs | 183 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $57,599 | +$22,790 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.1 yrs | 140 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $59,369 | +$24,560 | above HS line | $41,693 | 1.7 yrs | 128 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $80,153 | +$45,344 | clears the bar | $21,823 | 0.5 yrs | 123 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $57,537 | +$22,728 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.1 yrs | 121 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,690 | +$15,881 | clears the bar | $25,216 | 1.6 yrs | 121 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,603 | +$34,794 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 120 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $94,330 | +$59,521 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.4 yrs | 114 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $79,324 | +$44,515 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 113 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,612 | +$14,803 | clears the bar | $29,000 | 2.0 yrs | 112 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $49,113 | +$14,304 | clears the bar | $22,587 | 1.6 yrs | 91 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,237 | +$10,428 | clears the bar | $27,036 | 2.6 yrs | 82 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,497 | +$16,688 | clears the bar | $27,660 | 1.7 yrs | 80 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $61,553 | +$26,744 | clears the bar | $21,025 | 0.8 yrs | 78 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $122,497 | +$87,688 | above HS line | $89,091 | 1.0 yrs | 77 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $65,512 | +$30,703 | above HS line | $27,226 | 0.9 yrs | 76 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,938 | +$12,129 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.9 yrs | 73 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $57,842 | +$23,033 | clears the bar | $24,179 | 1.0 yrs | 68 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $39,082 | +$4,273 | clears the bar | $24,499 | 5.7 yrs | 68 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | $74,8671-year earnings | +$40,058 | above HS line (1-yr) | $111,492 | 2.8 yrs | 66 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $51,753 | +$16,944 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.5 yrs | 63 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $58,413 | +$23,604 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.1 yrs | 63 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $67,254 | +$32,445 | above HS line | $61,500 | 1.9 yrs | 61 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $39,307 | +$4,498 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 6.0 yrs | 59 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,565 | +$55,756 | clears the bar | $26,012 | 0.5 yrs | 57 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $57,952 | +$23,143 | above HS line | $21,218 | 0.9 yrs | 56 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $90,295 | +$55,486 | above HS line | $20,032 | 0.4 yrs | 56 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $49,814 | +$15,005 | clears the bar | $28,288 | 1.9 yrs | 55 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $73,241 | +$38,432 | clears the bar | $24,281 | 0.6 yrs | 54 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $48,896 | +$14,087 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.7 yrs | 50 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $66,677 | +$31,868 | above HS line | $48,000 | 1.5 yrs | 49 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $75,800 | +$40,991 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $99,1981-year earnings | +$64,389 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 46 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,520 | +$17,711 | clears the bar | $26,932 | 1.5 yrs | 45 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $128,108 | +$93,299 | above HS line | $30,124 | 0.3 yrs | 45 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $70,655 | +$35,846 | clears the bar | $25,375 | 0.7 yrs | 43 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,728 | +$22,919 | clears the bar | $21,498 | 0.9 yrs | 41 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $56,401 | +$21,592 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 1.0 yrs | 41 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $64,351 | +$29,542 | above HS line | $59,065 | 2.0 yrs | 41 |
| History | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $24,2061-year earnings | -$10,603 | falls short (1-yr) | $24,250 | no earnings gain | 41 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $74,229 | +$39,420 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 39 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $49,111 | +$14,302 | clears the bar | $29,075 | 2.0 yrs | 38 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,552 | +$8,743 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 2.8 yrs | 37 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $50,291 | +$15,482 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.7 yrs | 33 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,011 | +$8,202 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.3 yrs | 30 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $64,816 | +$30,007 | above HS line | $23,737 | 0.8 yrs | 30 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,476 | +$24,667 | clears the bar | $25,125 | 1.0 yrs | 30 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | $108,615 | +$73,806 | above HS line | $26,133 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,715 | +$18,906 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 29 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $112,011 | +$77,202 | above HS line | $75,692 | 1.0 yrs | 27 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $47,218 | +$12,409 | clears the bar | $25,524 | 2.1 yrs | 27 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $49,776 | +$14,967 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.7 yrs | 26 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $51,027 | +$16,218 | clears the bar | $27,250 | 1.7 yrs | 26 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $82,978 | +$48,169 | above HS line | $37,988 | 0.8 yrs | 26 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $71,404 | +$36,595 | above HS line | $35,751 | 1.0 yrs | 25 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,420 | +$46,611 | clears the bar | $28,937 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $60,263 | +$25,454 | above HS line | $27,438 | 1.1 yrs | 23 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,253 | +$68,444 | clears the bar | $24,963 | 0.4 yrs | 23 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $53,038 | +$18,229 | above HS line | $34,324 | 1.9 yrs | 22 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $80,398 | +$45,589 | clears the bar | $28,894 | 0.6 yrs | 22 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,664 | +$13,855 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 1.6 yrs | 22 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $74,663 | +$39,854 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $58,802 | +$23,993 | clears the bar | $18,535 | 0.8 yrs | 21 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $63,043 | +$28,234 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $67,724 | +$32,915 | above HS line | $43,345 | 1.3 yrs | 20 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,456 | +$65,647 | clears the bar | $29,091 | 0.4 yrs | 19 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,796 | +$7,987 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 3.4 yrs | 19 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,416 | +$60,607 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 0.4 yrs | 18 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $45,090 | +$10,281 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.6 yrs | 18 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,0381-year earnings | +$28,229 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $31,241 | 1.1 yrs | 18 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $80,324 | +$45,515 | clears the bar | $24,295 | 0.5 yrs | 16 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,9851-year earnings | +$19,176 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,904 | 1.3 yrs | 15 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $77,581 | +$42,772 | clears the bar | $23,914 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $61,868 | +$27,059 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 14 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $61,831 | +$27,022 | clears the bar | $19,324 | 0.7 yrs | 14 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $58,806 | +$23,997 | above HS line | $45,696 | 1.9 yrs | 13 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,872 | +$17,063 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $70,611 | +$35,802 | clears the bar | $23,239 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $59,199 | +$24,390 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $62,501 | +$27,692 | clears the bar | $25,017 | 0.9 yrs | 2 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $57,771 | +$22,962 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.1 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $82,095 | +$47,286 | above HS line | $101,032 | 2.1 yrs | not published |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 79 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,466 | not assessed | 10 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| American Sign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Genetics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Anthropology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor'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 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Genetics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Culinary Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biopsychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Taxation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Administration | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Chemistry | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 162 (CSV).
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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