Which Eastern Michigan University major has the lowest debt?

Geography graduates leave with a median of $17,425 in federal loans, the lowest among 46 Eastern Michigan University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Eastern Michigan University cost?

Tuition and fees are $16,240 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,407 a year.

How many Eastern Michigan University programs report graduate pay?

50 bachelor's programs at Eastern Michigan University report first-year pay, and 46 of them also report federal debt.

Eastern Michigan University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Ypsilanti, MI
10,055 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

50 Eastern Michigan University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($75,760), and Graphic Communications the least ($22,795). The median program pays $38,649.

Tuition and fees$16,240Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$15,407Per year

Graduation rate46%Within 6 years

Admission rate80%Of applicants

All 50 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	NursingAbout 335 graduates a year	$75,760	$81,223	$28,500	6th of 23
2	Construction ManagementAbout 31 graduates a year	$71,798	$71,247	$28,750	3rd of 3
3	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$65,737	$70,372	Not reported	4th of 9
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 4 graduates a year	$63,070	$101,172	$24,411	10th of 14
5	Information TechnologyAbout 57 graduates a year	$59,433	Not reported	$25,625	2nd of 6
6	AccountingAbout 76 graduates a year	$57,500	$67,858	$24,771	10th of 24
7	Management Information SystemsAbout 22 graduates a year	$54,948	$88,084	$27,500	6th of 6
8	FinanceAbout 48 graduates a year	$53,843	$77,007	$25,847	10th of 16
9	Science, Technology, and SocietyGraduates a year not reported	$53,566	$81,207	Not reported	1st of 1
10	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 25 graduates a year	$53,370	$62,437	$31,122	4th of 4
11	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 9 graduates a year	$49,799	$92,393	$28,909	5th of 5
12	BusinessAbout 29 graduates a year	$46,827	$60,335	$33,294	6th of 8
13	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 10 graduates a year	$46,628	Not reported	$31,000	1st of 1
14	ChemistryAbout 11 graduates a year	$45,060	$60,017	$22,300	2nd of 6
15	MarketingAbout 90 graduates a year	$44,812	$57,811	$27,000	9th of 18
16	Business AdministrationAbout 132 graduates a year	$44,214	$70,345	$26,899	22nd of 29
17	Special EducationAbout 32 graduates a year	$43,777	$51,197	$31,000	6th of 8
18	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 40 graduates a year	$43,507	$57,368	$31,000	4th of 9
19	Teacher EducationAbout 58 graduates a year	$42,791	$46,454	$28,676	10th of 17
20	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 126 graduates a year	$42,373	$47,156	$31,000	13th of 16
21	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 8 graduates a year	$41,420	$54,771	$24,755	3rd of 11
22	GeographyAbout 11 graduates a year	$41,103	Not reported	$17,425	1st of 2
23	AviationAbout 33 graduates a year	$40,846	Not reported	$29,750	1st of 2
24	DieteticsAbout 16 graduates a year	$40,093	$60,588	$30,769	1st of 3
25	Public HealthAbout 17 graduates a year	$38,781	Not reported	$35,000	2nd of 5
26	Social WorkAbout 111 graduates a year	$38,517	$49,925	$31,111	5th of 14
27	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 39 graduates a year	$38,443	$52,336	Not reported	2nd of 9
28	CriminologyAbout 71 graduates a year	$36,891	$55,482	$29,000	1st of 1
29	CommunicationsAbout 90 graduates a year	$36,717	$51,724	$29,102	5th of 18
30	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 126 graduates a year	$35,886	$52,732	$31,125	3rd of 5
31	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 26 graduates a year	$35,656	Not reported	$27,500	2nd of 9
32	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 80 graduates a year	$34,499	$52,579	$26,894	3rd of 18
33	Paralegal StudiesAbout 8 graduates a year	$34,010	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
34	Rehabilitation and TherapyAbout 52 graduates a year	$33,926	$47,774	$27,425	4th of 4
35	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 9 graduates a year	$33,911	Not reported	$33,885	6th of 7
36	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 7 graduates a year	$33,121	$47,884	$34,499	3rd of 5
37	BiologyAbout 81 graduates a year	$32,586	$60,455	$26,000	7th of 22
38	JournalismAbout 8 graduates a year	$31,845	$48,222	$30,735	3rd of 5
39	International BusinessAbout 10 graduates a year	$31,476	Not reported	$25,330	3rd of 3
40	EconomicsAbout 18 graduates a year	$30,569	Not reported	$26,536	10th of 10
41	PsychologyAbout 161 graduates a year	$30,490	$48,294	$28,403	8th of 21
42	Political ScienceAbout 50 graduates a year	$30,137	$51,826	$27,000	13th of 14
43	SociologyAbout 15 graduates a year	$29,919	$46,350	$35,155	7th of 10
44	Hospitality ManagementAbout 10 graduates a year	$29,405	$50,411	$22,500	5th of 6
45	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 38 graduates a year	$28,890	$40,678	$27,250	2nd of 11
46	HistoryAbout 29 graduates a year	$28,414	$44,105	$29,118	8th of 10
47	Film and PhotographyAbout 5 graduates a year	$27,348	$42,656	$27,000	1st of 7
48	EnglishAbout 13 graduates a year	$25,412	$48,087	$31,000	7th of 11
49	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 19 graduates a year	$23,102	$60,398	$27,750	3rd of 3
50	Graphic CommunicationsGraduates a year not reported	$22,795	$47,299	$27,047	3rd of 4

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

4 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$75,760
Construction Management$71,798
Medical Laboratory Science$65,737
Computer and Information Science$63,070
Information Technology$59,433

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 335 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 161 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 132 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 126 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 126 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $75,760 in their first year, the most of 50 Eastern 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