Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan · Public

All 11 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 68 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,516
$30k to $48k	$9,226
$48k to $75k	$10,422
$75k to $110k	$14,541
$110k and up	$20,321
All families (average)	$12,822

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

11 of 79 programs could be assessed 14% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,959	+$36,150	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	40
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,286	+$23,477	clears the bar	$22,500	1.0 yrs	38
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$38,997	+$4,188	clears the bar	$16,523	3.9 yrs	34
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$44,090	+$9,281	clears the bar	$22,500	2.4 yrs	26
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$57,894	+$23,085	clears the bar	$14,000	0.6 yrs	22
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,216	+$55,407	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,435	+$11,626	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	$65,738	+$30,929	clears the bar	$21,875	0.7 yrs	15
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$60,167	+$25,358	clears the bar	$19,500	0.8 yrs	14
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$53,396	+$18,587	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,905	+$22,096	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marine Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Bachelor's Degree	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, 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.