Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, Michigan · Public
Graduate earnings
29of 29 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
29 of 66 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 37: 34 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 26 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$10,775 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
$10,775 a year
About $43,100 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 | $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 |
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).
38 of 92 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,103 | +$46,294 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 0.5 yrs | 168 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,561 | +$13,752 | clears the bar | $30,333 | 2.2 yrs | 110 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,078 | +$15,269 | clears the bar | $29,500 | 1.9 yrs | 65 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $56,961 | +$22,152 | clears the bar | $29,750 | 1.3 yrs | 62 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,761 | +$14,952 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.5 yrs | 58 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $70,336 | +$35,527 | above HS line | $47,248 | 1.3 yrs | 58 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $70,081 | +$35,272 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 56 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $50,816 | +$16,007 | clears the bar | $27,500 | 1.7 yrs | 55 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $59,042 | +$24,233 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 55 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,391 | +$29,582 | above HS line | $32,837 | 1.1 yrs | 53 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $83,873 | +$49,064 | clears the bar | $26,679 | 0.5 yrs | 52 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,038 | +$19,229 | clears the bar | $24,865 | 1.3 yrs | 49 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,066 | +$15,257 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 49 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $58,783 | +$23,974 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 1.1 yrs | 42 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $65,594 | +$30,785 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.8 yrs | 40 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,171 | +$37,362 | clears the bar | $25,406 | 0.7 yrs | 38 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $65,610 | +$30,801 | clears the bar | $18,300 | 0.6 yrs | 33 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,558 | +$20,749 | clears the bar | $30,313 | 1.5 yrs | 32 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $53,825 | +$19,016 | clears the bar | $26,722 | 1.4 yrs | 31 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,864 | +$7,055 | clears the bar | $24,286 | 3.4 yrs | 31 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $113,545 | +$78,736 | above HS line | $38,219 | 0.5 yrs | 27 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,681 | +$55,872 | clears the bar | $25,625 | 0.5 yrs | 26 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,875 | +$16,066 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.6 yrs | 20 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $47,065 | +$12,256 | clears the bar | $28,000 | 2.3 yrs | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $82,773 | +$47,964 | above HS line | $28,370 | 0.6 yrs | 18 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,482 | +$55,673 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,803 | +$7,994 | clears the bar | $29,327 | 3.7 yrs | 18 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $35,0591-year earnings | +$250 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | $53,376 | +$18,567 | clears the bar | $30,625 | 1.6 yrs | 17 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $72,888 | +$38,079 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $65,591 | +$30,782 | above HS line | $18,431 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $56,4571-year earnings | +$21,648 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $65,826 | +$31,017 | clears the bar | $28,840 | 0.9 yrs | 13 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $69,953 | +$35,144 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $55,302 | +$20,493 | clears the bar | $28,625 | 1.4 yrs | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $42,270 | +$7,461 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $60,900 | +$26,091 | above HS line | $37,239 | 1.4 yrs | 6 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $50,633 | +$15,824 | above HS line | $30,750 | 1.9 yrs | 4 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $28,504 | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Social Work | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Work | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
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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