Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan · Public
All 38 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 54 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,844 |
| $30k to $48k | $19,711 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,053 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,879 |
| $110k and up | $24,103 |
| All families (average) | $10,775 |
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.
38 of 92 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,103 | +$46,294 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.5 yrs | 178 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,078 | +$15,269 | clears the bar | $29,500 | 1.9 yrs | 82 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,961 | +$22,152 | clears the bar | $29,750 | 1.3 yrs | 77 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,561 | +$13,752 | clears the bar | $30,333 | 2.2 yrs | 72 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,761 | +$14,952 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.5 yrs | 68 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $59,042 | +$24,233 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 61 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,825 | +$19,016 | clears the bar | $26,722 | 1.4 yrs | 55 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $70,081 | +$35,272 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 55 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $70,336 | +$35,527 | clears the bar | $47,248 | 1.3 yrs | 55 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,038 | +$19,229 | clears the bar | $24,865 | 1.3 yrs | 54 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,066 | +$15,257 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 53 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,171 | +$37,362 | clears the bar | $25,406 | 0.7 yrs | 51 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,816 | +$16,007 | clears the bar | $27,500 | 1.7 yrs | 47 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $58,783 | +$23,974 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.1 yrs | 46 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,594 | +$30,785 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 43 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $83,873 | +$49,064 | clears the bar | $26,679 | 0.5 yrs | 41 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $65,610 | +$30,801 | clears the bar | $18,300 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,391 | +$29,582 | clears the bar | $32,837 | 1.1 yrs | 38 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,558 | +$20,749 | clears the bar | $30,313 | 1.5 yrs | 34 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,864 | +$7,055 | clears the bar | $24,286 | 3.4 yrs | 32 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,681 | +$55,872 | clears the bar | $25,625 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $113,545 | +$78,736 | clears the bar | $38,219 | 0.5 yrs | 24 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,875 | +$16,066 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | 22 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $47,065 | +$12,256 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 2.3 yrs | 22 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,482 | +$55,673 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $53,376 | +$18,567 | clears the bar | $30,625 | 1.6 yrs | 18 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,803 | +$7,994 | clears the bar | $29,327 | 3.7 yrs | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $82,773 | +$47,964 | clears the bar | $28,370 | 0.6 yrs | 16 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $50,633 | +$15,824 | clears the bar | $30,750 | 1.9 yrs | 16 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,270 | +$7,461 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $65,826 | +$31,017 | clears the bar | $28,840 | 0.9 yrs | 16 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $72,888 | +$38,079 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $69,953 | +$35,144 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $65,591 | +$30,782 | clears the bar | $18,431 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $56,457 1-year earnings | +$21,648 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $60,900 | +$26,091 | clears the bar | $37,239 | 1.4 yrs | 13 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $35,059 1-year earnings | +$250 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $55,302 | +$20,493 | clears the bar | $28,625 | 1.4 yrs | 6 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 40 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 33 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $28,504 | insufficient data | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| International/Globalization 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 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | 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 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 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 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Work | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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.