Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Public

Of 80 assessed programs, 77 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 156 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,263
$30k to $48k	$5,734
$48k to $75k	$13,833
$75k to $110k	$18,307
$110k and up	$23,625
All families (average)	$15,273

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.

80 of 236 programs could be assessed 34% 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
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,371	+$36,562	clears the bar	$24,250	0.7 yrs	277
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$75,143	+$40,334	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	239
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$89,564	+$54,755	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	214
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$72,353	+$37,544	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	194
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,597	+$19,788	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	175
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,666	+$31,857	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	172
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,134	+$15,325	clears the bar	$23,375	1.5 yrs	146
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,249	+$24,440	clears the bar	$25,060	1.0 yrs	143
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$61,613	+$26,804	clears the bar	$61,500	2.3 yrs	129
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,012	+$22,203	clears the bar	$25,033	1.1 yrs	119
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,655	+$15,846	clears the bar	$25,000	1.6 yrs	116
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,449	+$48,640	clears the bar	$25,500	0.5 yrs	115
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,340	+$14,531	clears the bar	$27,506	1.9 yrs	111
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$96,045	+$61,236	clears the bar	$43,731	0.7 yrs	92
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,477	+$52,668	clears the bar	$29,000	0.6 yrs	82
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,286	+$14,477	clears the bar	$25,000	1.7 yrs	77
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$73,089	+$38,280	clears the bar	$31,458	0.8 yrs	75
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,850	+$15,041	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	73
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,898	+$13,089	clears the bar	$30,750	2.3 yrs	70
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,679	+$29,870	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	70
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$36,254	+$1,445	clears the bar	$27,000	18.7 yrs	68
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$64,127	+$29,318	clears the bar	$25,146	0.9 yrs	66
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$68,351	+$33,542	clears the bar	$25,745	0.8 yrs	65
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$58,634	+$23,825	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	64
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$72,299	+$37,490	clears the bar	$49,498	1.3 yrs	59
Special Education	Master's Degree	$67,367	+$32,558	clears the bar	$31,173	1.0 yrs	57
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,562	+$27,753	clears the bar	$35,733	1.3 yrs	53
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$54,840	+$20,031	clears the bar	$24,250	1.2 yrs	51
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$54,265	+$19,456	clears the bar	$26,060	1.3 yrs	51
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,876	+$56,067	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	47
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,777	+$56,968	clears the bar	$27,758	0.5 yrs	47
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,892	+$89,083	clears the bar	$88,297	1.0 yrs	44
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$71,870	+$37,061	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	44
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,177	+$59,368	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	41
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,446	+$16,637	clears the bar	$23,362	1.4 yrs	39
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$44,694	+$9,885	clears the bar	$26,731	2.7 yrs	37
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,135	+$21,326	clears the bar	$31,253	1.5 yrs	36
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,469	+$60,660	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	34
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,306	+$57,497	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$45,391	+$10,582	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	32
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,023	+$23,214	clears the bar	$26,899	1.2 yrs	31
Accounting	Master's Degree	$82,190	+$47,381	clears the bar	$19,549	0.4 yrs	31
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$21,919 1-year earnings	-$12,890	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$54,002	+$19,193	clears the bar	$28,579	1.5 yrs	29
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$59,481 1-year earnings	+$24,672	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$64,565	+$29,756	clears the bar	$41,608	1.4 yrs	29
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$46,543	+$11,734	clears the bar	$24,885	2.1 yrs	29
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,566	+$39,757	clears the bar	$29,646	0.7 yrs	28
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,368	+$43,559	clears the bar	$24,750	0.6 yrs	28
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,740	+$47,931	clears the bar	$29,000	0.6 yrs	27
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$37,013	+$2,204	clears the bar	$27,000	12.3 yrs	27
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,792	+$5,983	clears the bar	$24,007	4.0 yrs	27
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,615	+$1,806	clears the bar	$27,000	15.0 yrs	27
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$56,449	+$21,640	clears the bar	$23,442	1.1 yrs	27
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$76,335	+$41,526	clears the bar	$42,250	1.0 yrs	25
Music	Master's Degree	$33,453	-$1,356	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$68,966	+$34,157	clears the bar	$33,951	1.0 yrs	22
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$49,921	+$15,112	clears the bar	$22,250	1.5 yrs	22
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$84,622	+$49,813	clears the bar	$29,875	0.6 yrs	20
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,628	+$8,819	clears the bar	$27,000	3.1 yrs	20
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$94,135	+$59,326	clears the bar	$68,549	1.2 yrs	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,835	+$17,026	clears the bar	$24,449	1.4 yrs	18
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,283	+$25,474	clears the bar	$46,387	1.8 yrs	17
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,909	+$12,100	clears the bar	$29,000	2.4 yrs	17
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$45,108	+$10,299	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	16
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$78,328	+$43,519	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,665	+$15,856	clears the bar	$31,000	2.0 yrs	15
Paper Science and Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,825	+$68,016	clears the bar	$27,379	0.4 yrs	15
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$88,781 1-year earnings	+$53,972	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,164	+$23,355	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$88,746	+$53,937	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,490	+$6,681	clears the bar	$29,000	4.3 yrs	13
Public Health	Master's Degree	$73,217 1-year earnings	+$38,408	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$48,065	+$13,256	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$23,846 1-year earnings	-$10,963	falls short	$26,250	insufficient data	10
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,663	+$5,854	clears the bar	$26,687	4.6 yrs	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$54,611	+$19,802	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,943	+$27,134	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$56,487	+$21,678	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$76,241	+$41,432	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	0
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics and Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

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.