Which UM-Dearborn major has the lowest debt?

Computer Programming graduates leave with a median of $19,723 in federal loans, the lowest among 23 UM-Dearborn bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UM-Dearborn cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $15,640 a year, and $32,896 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $9,492 a year.

How many UM-Dearborn programs report graduate pay?

23 bachelor's programs at UM-Dearborn report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

UM-Dearborn Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Michigan-Dearborn
Public university
Dearborn, MI
5,952 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

23 UM-Dearborn bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Programming pays the most in the first year ($80,830), and Biology the least ($20,671). The median program pays $49,665.

In-state tuition and fees$15,640Per year. Out-of-state $32,896

Average net price after aid$9,492Per year

Graduation rate58%Within 6 years

Admission rate56%Of applicants

All 23 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 ProgrammingAbout 48 graduates a year	$80,830	$117,020	$19,723	1st of 1
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$79,022	$99,036	$25,327	5th of 7
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 126 graduates a year	$78,942	$106,893	$21,853	9th of 12
4	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year	$77,273	$99,124	$25,000	4th of 14
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 149 graduates a year	$70,688	$99,846	$23,950	13th of 16
6	Management Information SystemsAbout 30 graduates a year	$65,211	$91,680	$25,610	2nd of 6
7	Management ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$61,297	Not reported	$25,500	4th of 6
8	FinanceAbout 79 graduates a year	$58,438	$84,575	$22,150	6th of 16
9	AccountingAbout 59 graduates a year	$57,833	$75,164	$24,850	8th of 24
10	Business AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year	$57,102	$72,312	$31,000	5th of 29
11	Human ResourcesAbout 16 graduates a year	$55,944	Not reported	$22,831	3rd of 12
12	EconomicsAbout 8 graduates a year	$49,665	$82,126	$28,381	5th of 10
13	MarketingAbout 64 graduates a year	$46,664	$76,210	$23,625	6th of 18
14	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 39 graduates a year	$44,845	$49,881	$31,000	4th of 16
15	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$38,593	Not reported	$31,000	4th of 4
16	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 22 graduates a year	$37,742	$46,711	$32,609	7th of 12
17	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$37,469	$54,206	$29,692	12th of 16
18	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 1 graduates a year	$36,407	$53,611	$23,039	8th of 9
19	EnglishAbout 20 graduates a year	$32,758	$55,665	$31,000	4th of 11
20	Political ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$32,266	$64,730	$23,175	10th of 14
21	PsychologyAbout 109 graduates a year	$31,803	$53,909	$27,977	5th of 21
22	CommunicationsAbout 20 graduates a year	$31,735	$52,201	$27,200	15th of 18
23	BiologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$20,671	$65,990	$23,836	20th 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.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Computer Programming$19,723
Electrical Engineering$21,853
Finance$22,150
Human Resources$22,831
Health and Medical Administration$23,039

Largest programs

Mechanical EngineeringAbout 149 graduates a year
Electrical EngineeringAbout 126 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 109 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 81 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 79 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Programming graduates earn a median of $80,830 in their first year, the most of 23 UM-Dearborn 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