Which Central Michigan University major has the lowest debt?

Communication Sciences and Disorders graduates leave with a median of $23,992 in federal loans, the lowest among 52 Central Michigan University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Central Michigan University cost?

Tuition and fees are $14,760 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,597 a year.

How many Central Michigan University programs report graduate pay?

53 bachelor's programs at Central Michigan University report first-year pay, and 52 of them also report federal debt.

Central Michigan University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Mount Pleasant, MI
10,035 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

53 Central Michigan University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($74,135), and Theatre the least ($17,962). The median program pays $36,917.

Tuition and fees$14,760Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$17,597Per year

Graduation rate59%Within 6 years

Admission rate90%Of applicants

All 53 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Michigan" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Michigan. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Michigan
1	Computer ScienceAbout 59 graduates a year	$74,135	$102,767	$27,000	2nd of 9
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 11 graduates a year	$71,457	$98,443	$30,000	12th of 12
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 35 graduates a year	$69,862	$91,993	$27,000	14th of 16
4	Management Information SystemsAbout 37 graduates a year	$68,088	$93,984	$27,000	1st of 6
5	Management ScienceAbout 10 graduates a year	$66,149	$87,602	$24,250	3rd of 6
6	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$64,284	$90,234	$30,000	2nd of 5
7	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 8 graduates a year	$63,862	Not reported	$28,500	1st of 2
8	AccountingAbout 40 graduates a year	$62,430	$76,147	$29,000	3rd of 24
9	FinanceAbout 64 graduates a year	$60,023	$77,035	$26,672	3rd of 16
10	MarketingAbout 80 graduates a year	$55,296	$80,069	$27,000	2nd of 18
11	Business AdministrationAbout 188 graduates a year	$53,605	$74,894	$28,000	8th of 29
12	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$53,539	$93,614	$27,000	14th of 14
13	Human ResourcesAbout 32 graduates a year	$50,612	$67,510	$27,670	6th of 12
14	Community Organization and AdvocacyAbout 107 graduates a year	$49,103	$58,717	$33,932	1st of 2
15	EconomicsAbout 8 graduates a year	$48,636	$65,632	$27,000	7th of 10
16	Special EducationAbout 22 graduates a year	$46,522	$50,739	$31,000	4th of 8
17	Public AdministrationAbout 30 graduates a year	$46,301	Not reported	$27,500	1st of 3
18	Teacher EducationAbout 50 graduates a year	$45,225	$46,356	$29,000	7th of 17
19	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 29 graduates a year	$44,167	$68,035	$27,000	3rd of 9
20	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 181 graduates a year	$43,996	$49,750	$29,000	5th of 16
21	EntrepreneurshipAbout 37 graduates a year	$42,908	$53,580	$27,000	2nd of 2
22	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 65 graduates a year	$40,346	$60,505	$27,000	5th of 11
23	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesGraduates a year not reported	$40,333	$51,618	$31,000	2nd of 3
24	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 24 graduates a year	$39,008	$50,735	$27,000	3rd of 4
25	Other Social SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$37,408	$61,895	$27,000	1st of 2
26	Hospitality ManagementAbout 39 graduates a year	$37,187	$53,003	$29,000	2nd of 6
27	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 56 graduates a year	$36,917	$56,215	$28,500	3rd of 9
28	Political ScienceAbout 54 graduates a year	$36,006	$59,821	$27,239	5th of 14
29	International RelationsAbout 16 graduates a year	$35,802	$59,452	$27,000	2nd of 3
30	Social WorkAbout 52 graduates a year	$35,800	$51,078	$27,000	12th of 14
31	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 86 graduates a year	$35,318	$46,739	$27,209	3rd of 7
32	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 1 graduates a year	$35,235	$57,967	$31,000	4th of 5
33	HistoryAbout 25 graduates a year	$33,000	$46,744	$25,905	4th of 10
34	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 189 graduates a year	$32,850	$56,525	$27,000	5th of 18
35	CommunicationsAbout 25 graduates a year	$31,913	$59,377	$27,000	13th of 18
36	PsychologyAbout 215 graduates a year	$31,166	$52,674	$27,000	7th of 21
37	BiologyAbout 2 graduates a year	$29,792	$67,750	$27,000	10th of 22
38	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 46 graduates a year	$29,205	$45,968	$27,000	1st of 3
39	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 24 graduates a year	$29,203	$50,960	$27,000	4th of 5
40	SociologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$28,785	$47,455	$28,563	9th of 10
41	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 22 graduates a year	$28,651	$46,745	$27,000	7th of 7
42	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 36 graduates a year	$28,430	$46,528	$29,000	7th of 9
43	Romance LanguagesAbout 32 graduates a year	$28,231	$43,998	$27,000	7th of 8
44	NeuroscienceAbout 49 graduates a year	$28,220	$64,601	$27,000	2nd of 4
45	Parks and RecreationGraduates a year not reported	$27,511	$43,609	Not reported	2nd of 2
46	DieteticsAbout 14 graduates a year	$26,138	$56,137	$27,000	2nd of 3
47	EnglishAbout 29 graduates a year	$25,367	$43,271	$27,500	8th of 11
48	AnthropologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$25,264	$42,994	$31,000	4th of 6
49	JournalismAbout 28 graduates a year	$25,033	$38,638	$27,000	5th of 5
50	MusicAbout 26 graduates a year	$24,911	$43,725	$27,975	5th of 7
51	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 55 graduates a year	$23,752	$56,684	$23,992	2nd of 3
52	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 10 graduates a year	$18,117	$35,717	$31,000	11th of 11
53	TheatreAbout 14 graduates a year	$17,962	$37,001	$28,000	3rd of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and Michigan ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Michigan programs in the field do too.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Communication Sciences and Disorders$23,992
Management Science$24,250
History$25,905
Finance$26,672
Computer Science$27,000

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 215 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 189 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 188 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 181 graduates a year
Community Organization and AdvocacyAbout 107 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $74,135 in their first year, the most of 53 Central Michigan University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Michigan rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels