Michigan State Information Technology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
- Public university
- East Lansing, MI
- About 38 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Michigan State information technology graduates earn less than graduates of most information technology programs nationally, $48,185 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $23,442 in federal loans, less than at 77% of information technology programs in the country. Debt is low, but pay is also below the Michigan median of $55,984.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Michigan and national columns are the medians across all information technology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Michigan information technology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Michigan medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $249 a month, or 6.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
78% of graduates (31 of 40) were working in Michigan one year after graduating. Prices in the Lansing area are about 5% below the national average, so a $48,185 salary here buys what about $50,726 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to information technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Project Management Specialists
$100,970Median pay in Michigan. 25,330 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Computer User Support Specialists
$56,240Median pay in Michigan. 22,090 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 39,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
$163,760Median pay in Michigan. 16,010 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
$92,750Median pay in Michigan. 6,900 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Michigan State
Information Technology ranks 27th of 79 bachelor's programs at Michigan State by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer and Information Science ($86,192), Computer Engineering ($83,934), and Electrical Engineering ($83,874).
Other information technology bachelor's programs near East Lansing
Common questions
The median graduate earns $48,185 one year after graduating. The median across information technology bachelor's programs in Michigan is $55,984.
The median federal loan balance is $23,442, which ranks the lowest of 6 information technology bachelor's programs in Michigan. That works out to about $249 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 49% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%. Compare the cost with other Michigan programs before deciding.
Most do. 78% (31 of 40) were working in Michigan one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the information technology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024