Lake Superior State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Lake Superior State University
- Public university
- Sault Ste Marie, MI
- 1,325 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Lake Superior State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Mechanical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($77,229), and Fisheries Science the least ($34,729). The median program pays $45,488. Lake Superior State also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.
All 6 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 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.
All 3 associate'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 associate's programs across Michigan. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
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.
Quick picks: bachelor's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Mechanical Engineering$77,229
- Nursing$68,007
- Accounting$47,038
- Criminal Justice$43,937
- Business Administration$39,198
Lowest median debt
- Criminal Justice$22,852
- Accounting$24,301
- Fisheries Science$25,250
- Mechanical Engineering$26,901
- Nursing$27,000
Largest programs
- NursingAbout 38 graduates a year
- Fisheries ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year
- Criminal JusticeAbout 22 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 15 graduates a year
- Mechanical EngineeringAbout 14 graduates a year
Common questions
Mechanical Engineering graduates earn a median of $77,229 in their first year, the most of 6 Lake Superior State bachelor's programs that report pay.
Criminal Justice graduates leave with a median of $22,852 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Lake Superior State bachelor's programs that report debt.
Tuition and fees are $14,890 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,822 a year.
6 bachelor's programs and 3 associate's programs at Lake Superior State report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.
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