Which University of Detroit Mercy major has the lowest debt?

Biology graduates leave with a median of $21,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 University of Detroit Mercy bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Detroit Mercy cost?

Tuition and fees are $32,946 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $15,232 a year.

How many University of Detroit Mercy programs report graduate pay?

6 bachelor's programs at University of Detroit Mercy report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

University of Detroit Mercy Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Detroit, MI
2,438 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 University of Detroit Mercy bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Mechanical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,552), and Biology the least ($19,882). The median program pays $44,103.

Tuition and fees$32,946Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$15,232Per year

Graduation rate67%Within 6 years

Admission rate75%Of applicants

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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Michigan
1	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 16 graduates a year	$78,552	Not reported	Not reported	4th of 16
2	NursingAbout 208 graduates a year	$75,063	$77,162	$29,000	10th of 23
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 30 graduates a year	$50,234	$46,980	$23,593	2nd of 3
4	Business AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year	$37,972	$79,344	$22,735	27th of 29
5	Public HealthAbout 9 graduates a year	$35,598	$61,664	$30,944	4th of 5
6	BiologyAbout 141 graduates a year	$19,882	$103,618	$21,500	21st of 22

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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Mechanical Engineering$78,552
Nursing$75,063
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$50,234
Business Administration$37,972
Public Health$35,598

Lowest median debt

Biology$21,500
Business Administration$22,735
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$23,593
Nursing$29,000
Public Health$30,944

Largest programs

NursingAbout 208 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 141 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 48 graduates a year
Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 30 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 16 graduates a year

Common questions

Mechanical Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,552 in their first year, the most of 6 University of Detroit Mercy 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