Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan · Public

Of 46 assessed programs, 42 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 104 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,697
$30k to $48k	$7,185
$48k to $75k	$11,051
$75k to $110k	$16,324
$110k and up	$22,268
All families (average)	$14,085

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.

46 of 150 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,957	+$5,148	clears the bar	$11,816	2.3 yrs	103
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$77,670	+$42,861	clears the bar	$24,500	0.6 yrs	103
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,698	+$8,889	clears the bar	$24,624	2.8 yrs	99
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,349	+$8,540	clears the bar	$19,500	2.3 yrs	67
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$49,202	+$14,393	clears the bar	$22,418	1.6 yrs	61
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$50,300	+$15,491	clears the bar	$22,566	1.5 yrs	58
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,228	+$1,419	clears the bar	$25,709	18.1 yrs	57
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$59,390	+$24,581	clears the bar	$22,304	0.9 yrs	55
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,613	+$12,804	clears the bar	$22,375	1.7 yrs	51
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,522	+$32,713	clears the bar	$27,364	0.8 yrs	47
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,002	+$11,193	clears the bar	$26,214	2.3 yrs	42
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$55,637	+$20,828	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	33
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$62,901	+$28,092	clears the bar	$23,443	0.8 yrs	32
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$91,682	+$56,873	clears the bar	$22,250	0.4 yrs	32
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,008	+$10,199	clears the bar	$29,750	2.9 yrs	31
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$78,273	+$43,464	clears the bar	$5,500	0.1 yrs	24
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,337	+$55,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$54,836	+$20,027	clears the bar	$23,000	1.1 yrs	21
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$31,386 1-year earnings	-$3,423	falls short	$26,625	insufficient data	19
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,520	+$15,711	clears the bar	$16,199	1.0 yrs	19
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$34,319 1-year earnings	-$490	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,825	+$6,016	clears the bar	$20,000	3.3 yrs	18
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$68,157	+$33,348	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	18
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,723	+$24,914	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,326	+$47,517	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$63,730	+$28,921	clears the bar	$20,651	0.7 yrs	16
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$62,505	+$27,696	clears the bar	$14,000	0.5 yrs	15
History	Bachelor's Degree	$34,318	-$491	falls short	$25,500	insufficient data	15
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,665	+$17,856	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	14
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,165	+$22,356	clears the bar	$21,472	1.0 yrs	13
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,886	+$32,077	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,982	+$5,173	clears the bar	$23,287	4.5 yrs	12
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$52,179	+$17,370	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$50,236	+$15,427	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,875	+$13,066	clears the bar	$26,662	2.0 yrs	11
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$60,709	+$25,900	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,797	+$10,988	clears the bar	$30,250	2.8 yrs	11
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$59,272	+$24,463	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,230	+$27,421	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,003 1-year earnings	+$31,194	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$66,203	+$31,394	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$35,196 1-year earnings	+$387	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,486	-$9,323	falls short	$9,833	insufficient data	5
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,338 1-year earnings	+$529	clears the bar	$11,000	20.8 yrs	4
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$57,325	+$22,516	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	3
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$88,881	+$54,072	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$25,500	insufficient data	15
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,250	insufficient data	14
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,000	insufficient data	14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,500	insufficient data	12
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Associate'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
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,280	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor'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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Associate'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	0
School Counseling	Master's Degree	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
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	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
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Insurance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	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.