Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan · Public

Of 89 assessed programs, 88 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 73 could not be assessed.

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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

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.

89 of 162 programs could be assessed 55% 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
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,176	+$17,367	clears the bar	$24,250	1.4 yrs	335
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,460	+$16,651	clears the bar	$23,000	1.4 yrs	334
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,592	+$34,783	clears the bar	$22,530	0.6 yrs	325
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,225	+$14,416	clears the bar	$28,250	2.0 yrs	276
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,175	+$18,366	clears the bar	$24,250	1.3 yrs	267
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$71,348	+$36,539	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	260
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$62,482	+$27,673	clears the bar	$24,945	0.9 yrs	247
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,188	+$44,379	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	215
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$80,153	+$45,344	clears the bar	$21,823	0.5 yrs	179
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$57,599	+$22,790	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	157
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,537	+$22,728	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	153
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,603	+$34,794	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	140
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,369	+$24,560	clears the bar	$41,693	1.7 yrs	125
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$79,324	+$44,515	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	123
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,237	+$10,428	clears the bar	$27,036	2.6 yrs	117
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,690	+$15,881	clears the bar	$25,216	1.6 yrs	112
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,113	+$14,304	clears the bar	$22,587	1.6 yrs	101
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,612	+$14,803	clears the bar	$29,000	2.0 yrs	100
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$94,330	+$59,521	clears the bar	$24,250	0.4 yrs	98
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,497	+$16,688	clears the bar	$27,660	1.7 yrs	95
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$65,512	+$30,703	clears the bar	$27,226	0.9 yrs	94
Business	Master's Degree	$128,108	+$93,299	clears the bar	$30,124	0.3 yrs	88
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,413	+$23,604	clears the bar	$25,500	1.1 yrs	80
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$39,082	+$4,273	clears the bar	$24,499	5.7 yrs	79
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$57,842	+$23,033	clears the bar	$24,179	1.0 yrs	77
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$122,497	+$87,688	clears the bar	$89,091	1.0 yrs	76
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,565	+$55,756	clears the bar	$26,012	0.5 yrs	71
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,753	+$16,944	clears the bar	$25,250	1.5 yrs	70
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$48,896	+$14,087	clears the bar	$23,250	1.7 yrs	68
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,938	+$12,129	clears the bar	$23,000	1.9 yrs	67
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,520	+$17,711	clears the bar	$26,932	1.5 yrs	65
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$67,254	+$32,445	clears the bar	$61,500	1.9 yrs	62
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$74,867 1-year earnings	+$40,058	clears the bar	$111,492	2.8 yrs	61
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,241	+$38,432	clears the bar	$24,281	0.6 yrs	61
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$70,655	+$35,846	clears the bar	$25,375	0.7 yrs	57
Accounting	Master's Degree	$90,295	+$55,486	clears the bar	$20,032	0.4 yrs	56
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$75,800	+$40,991	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	56
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$61,553	+$26,744	clears the bar	$21,025	0.8 yrs	54
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$49,776	+$14,967	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	53
History	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$24,206 1-year earnings	-$10,603	falls short	$24,250	insufficient data	52
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$57,952	+$23,143	clears the bar	$21,218	0.9 yrs	51
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,307	+$4,498	clears the bar	$27,000	6.0 yrs	51
Public Health	Master's Degree	$66,677	+$31,868	clears the bar	$48,000	1.5 yrs	50
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,229	+$39,420	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	48
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,401	+$21,592	clears the bar	$22,250	1.0 yrs	47
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$64,351	+$29,542	clears the bar	$59,065	2.0 yrs	47
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,552	+$8,743	clears the bar	$24,250	2.8 yrs	46
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,476	+$24,667	clears the bar	$25,125	1.0 yrs	45
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,814	+$15,005	clears the bar	$28,288	1.9 yrs	43
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,728	+$22,919	clears the bar	$21,498	0.9 yrs	38
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$71,404	+$36,595	clears the bar	$35,751	1.0 yrs	35
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$45,090	+$10,281	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	33
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,420	+$46,611	clears the bar	$28,937	0.6 yrs	32
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	$108,615	+$73,806	clears the bar	$26,133	0.4 yrs	32
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,456	+$65,647	clears the bar	$29,091	0.4 yrs	31
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$50,291	+$15,482	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	30
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$53,038	+$18,229	clears the bar	$34,324	1.9 yrs	29
Education	Master's Degree	$60,263	+$25,454	clears the bar	$27,438	1.1 yrs	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$53,715	+$18,906	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	26
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,796	+$7,987	clears the bar	$27,000	3.4 yrs	25
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$49,111	+$14,302	clears the bar	$29,075	2.0 yrs	24
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,038 1-year earnings	+$28,229	clears the bar	$31,241	1.1 yrs	24
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,868	+$27,059	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	23
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,802	+$23,993	clears the bar	$18,535	0.8 yrs	23
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$67,724	+$32,915	clears the bar	$43,345	1.3 yrs	23
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$43,011	+$8,202	clears the bar	$27,000	3.3 yrs	22
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$70,611	+$35,802	clears the bar	$23,239	0.6 yrs	22
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$112,011	+$77,202	clears the bar	$75,692	1.0 yrs	21
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$99,198 1-year earnings	+$64,389	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,416	+$60,607	clears the bar	$24,250	0.4 yrs	20
History	Bachelor's Degree	$47,218	+$12,409	clears the bar	$25,524	2.1 yrs	20
Special Education	Master's Degree	$64,816	+$30,007	clears the bar	$23,737	0.8 yrs	19
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$80,398	+$45,589	clears the bar	$28,894	0.6 yrs	19
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$51,027	+$16,218	clears the bar	$27,250	1.7 yrs	19
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$77,581	+$42,772	clears the bar	$23,914	0.6 yrs	18
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$103,253	+$68,444	clears the bar	$24,963	0.4 yrs	17
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$53,985 1-year earnings	+$19,176	clears the bar	$24,904	1.3 yrs	17
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,664	+$13,855	clears the bar	$22,500	1.6 yrs	17
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$82,978	+$48,169	clears the bar	$37,988	0.8 yrs	17
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$63,043	+$28,234	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$80,324	+$45,515	clears the bar	$24,295	0.5 yrs	16
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,872	+$17,063	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$74,663	+$39,854	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$59,199	+$24,390	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$61,831	+$27,022	clears the bar	$19,324	0.7 yrs	11
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$58,806	+$23,997	clears the bar	$45,696	1.9 yrs	10
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$57,771	+$22,962	clears the bar	$24,250	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$62,501	+$27,692	clears the bar	$25,017	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$82,095	+$47,286	clears the bar	$101,032	2.1 yrs	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Educational Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics and Computer Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,466	insufficient data	8
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering-Related Fields	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Genetics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	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
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Genetics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biopsychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Corporate Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Taxation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.