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

Ann Arbor, 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 | $83,648 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $56,535 – $124,806 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,625 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,110 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 93% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $34,654 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $55,648 | derived |

**93% 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 $17,625 (≈ 21% 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 $16,637 to $209,842 across 96 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Master's Degree | $209,842 | not reported |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | Master's Degree | $185,139 | $186,255 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $146,285 | $132,524 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $139,794 | $56,932 |
| Computer Engineering. | Master's Degree | $123,561 | not reported |
| Dentistry. | First Professional Degree | $118,208 | $224,000 |
| Systems Engineering. | Master's Degree | $102,847 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $100,643 | $19,475 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Master's Degree | $96,587 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $96,171 | $21,795 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $92,958 | $33,325 |
| Engineering, Other. | Master's Degree | $91,194 | $49,644 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Master's Degree | $90,479 | $29,625 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $89,398 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $88,396 | $51,923 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $84,934 | $19,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $83,131 | $19,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $82,297 | $19,230 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $78,687 | $57,100 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $78,398 | $147,368 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,393 | $17,430 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,644 | $19,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,414 | $20,500 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,199 | $20,964 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $73,895 | $41,000 |
| Materials Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,854 | $16,250 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,304 | $17,592 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $69,925 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $68,682 | $24,822 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,815 | $21,125 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | Master's Degree | $67,125 | not reported |
| Statistics. | Master's Degree | $66,713 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,504 | $20,675 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,294 | $18,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,548 | $17,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $63,440 | $20,500 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $62,387 | $48,894 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,024 | $18,750 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,347 | $14,225 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,804 | $23,150 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $60,266 | $41,000 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $60,006 | $146,559 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Doctoral Degree | $59,566 | not reported |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,501 | $17,587 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $55,566 | $35,377 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. | Master's Degree | $54,129 | $48,759 |
| Sustainability Studies. | Master's Degree | $53,527 | $43,153 |
| Area Studies. | Master's Degree | $53,121 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $52,799 | $53,500 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Master's Degree | $50,134 | $57,517 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $49,154 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $48,958 | $40,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,344 | $19,000 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,330 | $17,875 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $46,287 | $38,082 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,761 | $19,941 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,306 | $41,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,429 | $21,000 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,728 | $21,148 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | Master's Degree | $42,572 | $41,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $41,624 | $30,750 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,147 | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,625 | $17,965 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,529 | $14,375 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,533 | $15,000 |
| Cognitive Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,741 | $22,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,559 | $18,924 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,806 | $15,240 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,679 | $17,875 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,089 | $18,765 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,738 | $18,767 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,870 | $19,096 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,568 | $18,330 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,126 | $17,787 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,003 | $18,419 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,824 | $19,024 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,964 | $16,887 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Master's Degree | $27,148 | $55,965 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,839 | $16,672 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,586 | $14,802 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,623 | $18,762 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,105 | $20,379 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,630 | $19,378 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,494 | $15,500 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,743 | $17,959 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,629 | $18,997 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,259 | $13,997 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,158 | $15,242 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,815 | $13,720 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,297 | $13,999 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $20,068 | $41,000 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,348 | $13,821 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,258 | not reported |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,248 | $17,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,827 | $17,095 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $16,637 | not reported |

## 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 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?170976

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