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title: Eastern Michigan University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Ypsilanti, MI
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $51,793 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $30,031 – $75,153 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 46% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,640 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 71% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $23,793 | derived |

**46% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $18,750 (≈ 36% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,380 to $103,909 across 70 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $103,909 | $39,156 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $103,317 | $99,010 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $76,154 | $40,472 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $69,944 | $34,223 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,000 | $18,196 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,898 | not reported |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,660 | $23,500 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $62,705 | $45,969 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,313 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,034 | $21,501 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,700 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $58,502 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $57,397 | $23,397 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,379 | not reported |
| Science, Technology and Society. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,309 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $53,862 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $52,163 | $35,353 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $50,112 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $49,209 | $42,735 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $48,555 | $51,642 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,020 | $51,263 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,112 | $27,871 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $45,862 | $41,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,558 | $22,625 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $45,480 | not reported |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,160 | $29,591 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,158 | $21,178 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,133 | $45,844 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,117 | $24,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,978 | $21,130 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,194 | $21,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,719 | $19,205 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $42,030 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,201 | $22,630 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,379 | $31,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,878 | $26,687 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Master's Degree | $38,750 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $38,745 | $38,317 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,708 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,257 | $27,725 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,031 | $29,275 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,779 | $26,590 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $35,221 | not reported |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,159 | $27,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $35,138 | not reported |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,583 | $22,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,111 | $25,000 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. | Master's Degree | $33,929 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,216 | $26,600 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,922 | $23,618 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,830 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,551 | $23,357 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,524 | $29,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,401 | $27,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,326 | $31,050 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,353 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,254 | $27,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,262 | $29,625 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,005 | $27,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,513 | $24,187 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,453 | $29,499 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,367 | $30,721 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,290 | $26,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,205 | $26,125 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,151 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,306 | $30,558 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,891 | $27,000 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,302 | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,046 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,380 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Eastern Michigan University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?169798

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