University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan · Public
Of 122 assessed programs, 121 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 241 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $1,043 |
| $30k to $48k | $1,878 |
| $48k to $75k | $4,895 |
| $75k to $110k | $10,869 |
| $110k and up | $26,517 |
| All families (average) | $13,138 |
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.
122 of 363 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $172,904 | +$138,095 | clears the bar | $19,475 | 0.1 yrs | 1,070 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $206,293 | +$171,484 | clears the bar | $56,932 | 0.3 yrs | 807 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,537 | +$32,728 | clears the bar | $17,787 | 0.5 yrs | 714 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $110,552 | +$75,743 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.2 yrs | 618 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $144,654 | +$109,845 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 598 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,788 | +$29,979 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.4 yrs | 367 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $224,391 | +$189,582 | clears the bar | $132,524 | 0.7 yrs | 326 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,888 | +$71,079 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 275 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,925 | +$33,116 | clears the bar | $17,095 | 0.5 yrs | 272 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,127 | +$26,318 | clears the bar | $18,762 | 0.7 yrs | 267 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $79,411 | +$44,602 | clears the bar | $18,924 | 0.4 yrs | 263 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $79,648 | +$44,839 | clears the bar | $19,941 | 0.4 yrs | 255 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,480 | +$42,671 | clears the bar | $17,965 | 0.4 yrs | 239 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $55,436 | +$20,627 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.8 yrs | 226 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | $87,988 | +$53,179 | clears the bar | $35,377 | 0.7 yrs | 215 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $109,146 | +$74,337 | clears the bar | $20,675 | 0.3 yrs | 212 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | $105,088 | +$70,279 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.6 yrs | 198 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $82,265 | +$47,456 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.4 yrs | 174 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $117,930 | +$83,121 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 0.2 yrs | 170 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $130,798 | +$95,989 | clears the bar | $17,592 | 0.2 yrs | 166 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $115,075 | +$80,266 | clears the bar | $21,125 | 0.3 yrs | 164 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $103,473 | +$68,664 | clears the bar | $146,559 | 2.1 yrs | 162 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $66,846 | +$32,037 | clears the bar | $18,767 | 0.6 yrs | 153 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $72,545 | +$37,736 | clears the bar | $15,240 | 0.4 yrs | 152 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $83,782 | +$48,973 | clears the bar | $53,500 | 1.1 yrs | 135 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $63,577 | +$28,768 | clears the bar | $38,082 | 1.3 yrs | 134 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,419 | +$28,610 | clears the bar | $18,419 | 0.6 yrs | 132 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $120,648 | +$85,839 | clears the bar | $33,325 | 0.4 yrs | 128 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $65,714 | +$30,905 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 0.5 yrs | 123 |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $176,961 | +$142,152 | clears the bar | $224,000 | 1.6 yrs | 123 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $62,077 | +$27,268 | clears the bar | $19,096 | 0.7 yrs | 121 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $117,610 | +$82,801 | clears the bar | $17,430 | 0.2 yrs | 119 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $142,071 | +$107,262 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 116 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $78,083 | +$43,274 | clears the bar | $48,759 | 1.1 yrs | 115 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $64,426 | +$29,617 | clears the bar | $16,672 | 0.6 yrs | 115 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $125,870 | +$91,061 | clears the bar | $29,625 | 0.3 yrs | 114 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $79,016 | +$44,207 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 0.5 yrs | 114 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | $246,366 | +$211,557 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 113 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $109,684 | +$74,875 | clears the bar | $51,923 | 0.7 yrs | 110 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $109,466 | +$74,657 | clears the bar | $23,150 | 0.3 yrs | 106 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,342 | +$67,533 | clears the bar | $18,969 | 0.3 yrs | 103 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $107,392 | +$72,583 | clears the bar | $48,894 | 0.7 yrs | 102 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $78,928 | +$44,119 | clears the bar | $16,787 | 0.4 yrs | 101 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,809 | +$23,000 | clears the bar | $16,887 | 0.7 yrs | 98 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $113,680 | +$78,871 | clears the bar | $24,822 | 0.3 yrs | 90 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $57,059 | +$22,250 | clears the bar | $19,024 | 0.9 yrs | 86 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $43,777 | +$8,968 | clears the bar | $18,997 | 2.1 yrs | 83 |
| Pharmacy | First Professional Degree | $143,783 | +$108,974 | clears the bar | $147,368 | 1.4 yrs | 83 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $73,749 | +$38,940 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.5 yrs | 81 |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $152,353 | +$117,544 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 80 |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | $76,776 | +$41,967 | clears the bar | $43,153 | 1.0 yrs | 76 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,405 | +$74,596 | clears the bar | $20,964 | 0.3 yrs | 73 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $54,558 | +$19,749 | clears the bar | $14,375 | 0.7 yrs | 70 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $38,693 | +$3,884 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 10.6 yrs | 69 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $118,926 | +$84,117 | clears the bar | $57,100 | 0.7 yrs | 65 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | $130,693 | +$95,884 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 64 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,949 | +$26,140 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 0.7 yrs | 64 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $92,293 | +$57,484 | clears the bar | $21,148 | 0.4 yrs | 63 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $45,888 | +$11,079 | clears the bar | $20,379 | 1.8 yrs | 61 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $80,316 | +$45,507 | clears the bar | $57,517 | 1.3 yrs | 60 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | $106,809 | +$72,000 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 59 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $147,335 | +$112,526 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 58 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering | Master's Degree | $140,355 | +$105,546 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 58 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | $125,069 | +$90,260 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 54 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,859 | +$33,050 | clears the bar | $18,765 | 0.6 yrs | 53 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $65,015 | +$30,206 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 52 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $99,594 | +$64,785 | clears the bar | $14,225 | 0.2 yrs | 50 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,042 | +$18,233 | clears the bar | $13,997 | 0.8 yrs | 49 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | $113,198 | +$78,389 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 47 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | $66,044 | +$31,235 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.3 yrs | 44 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $137,193 | +$102,384 | clears the bar | $71,416 | 0.7 yrs | 44 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,390 | +$17,581 | clears the bar | $15,242 | 0.9 yrs | 43 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | $95,163 | +$60,354 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,165 | +$54,356 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.3 yrs | 42 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,879 | +$64,070 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.3 yrs | 42 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | $141,253 | +$106,444 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | $38,471 1-year earnings | +$3,662 | clears the bar | $32,513 | 8.9 yrs | 41 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $63,593 | +$28,784 | clears the bar | $30,750 | 1.1 yrs | 40 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | $242,474 1-year earnings | +$207,665 | clears the bar | $186,255 | 0.9 yrs | 38 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | $59,402 | +$24,593 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 0.7 yrs | 38 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,232 | +$23,423 | clears the bar | $13,821 | 0.6 yrs | 37 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $67,293 | +$32,484 | clears the bar | $19,125 | 0.6 yrs | 37 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $73,342 | +$38,533 | clears the bar | $40,500 | 1.1 yrs | 36 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $68,898 | +$34,089 | clears the bar | $17,959 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | $124,262 | +$89,453 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 0.5 yrs | 34 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $55,137 | +$20,328 | clears the bar | $13,720 | 0.7 yrs | 33 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,890 | +$23,081 | clears the bar | $18,330 | 0.8 yrs | 32 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $75,367 | +$40,558 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 1.0 yrs | 32 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $63,426 | +$28,617 | clears the bar | $14,802 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | $75,241 | +$40,432 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 31 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,973 | +$50,164 | clears the bar | $17,587 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | $22,398 1-year earnings | -$12,411 | falls short | $25,625 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,689 | +$8,880 | clears the bar | $13,999 | 1.6 yrs | 29 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | $116,369 | +$81,560 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | $71,621 | +$36,812 | clears the bar | $55,965 | 1.5 yrs | 29 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $101,916 | +$67,107 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $92,866 1-year earnings | +$58,057 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,569 | +$59,760 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $65,591 | +$30,782 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.7 yrs | 25 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $96,487 1-year earnings | +$61,678 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $99,050 | +$64,241 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Master's Degree | $87,749 1-year earnings | +$52,940 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | $54,714 1-year earnings | +$19,905 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,330 | +$59,521 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 19 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Doctoral Degree | $112,747 1-year earnings | +$77,938 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Nuclear Engineering | Master's Degree | $110,980 | +$76,171 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | $85,029 1-year earnings | +$50,220 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $218,762 | +$183,953 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | $103,220 | +$68,411 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | $106,130 | +$71,321 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | $117,702 | +$82,893 | clears the bar | $49,644 | 0.6 yrs | 12 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,042 | +$33,233 | clears the bar | $19,378 | 0.6 yrs | 11 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $128,291 | +$93,482 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 11 |
| Pharmacy | Doctoral Degree | $145,758 | +$110,949 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | $49,959 1-year earnings | +$15,150 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | $64,228 | +$29,419 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $136,188 | +$101,379 | clears the bar | $21,795 | 0.2 yrs | 2 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $162,114 | +$127,305 | clears the bar | $19,230 | 0.2 yrs | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $109,566 | +$74,757 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $59,083 1-year earnings | +$24,274 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Social Work | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $67,411 | +$32,602 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $83,042 | +$48,233 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 233 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 194 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 163 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 91 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 74 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 52 |
| Applied Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 51 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 46 |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 39 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $15,775 | insufficient data | 37 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 36 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 32 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Energy Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
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.