Which Michigan computer science program has the lowest debt?

Calvin University reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,000, with first-year pay of $73,145.

How much do computer science graduates earn in Michigan?

The median across 9 Michigan computer science bachelor's programs is $67,839 in the first year after graduating and $93,984 five years after.

How many computer science bachelor's programs are in Michigan?

9 Michigan programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 9 of them also report federal debt.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) Programs in Michigan, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
9 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Science

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Michigan computer science bachelor's program pays its graduates $67,839 in their first year, $2,561 less than the national median. Kettering University reports the highest first-year pay ($83,751), and Calvin University the lowest median debt ($19,000).

Median first-year pay$67,839National $70,400

Median pay after 5 years$93,984National $105,613

Median federal debt$27,500National $23,308

Debt-to-earnings40%National 34%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Kettering UniversityFlint · private nonprofit	$83,751	$95,355	$27,500	33%
2	Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant · public	$74,135	$102,767	$27,000	36%
3	Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids · private nonprofit	$73,145	$91,999	$19,000	26%
4	Michigan TechHoughton · public	$69,910	$106,432	$24,763	35%
5	Baker CollegeOwosso · private nonprofit	$67,839	$75,262	$38,134	56%
6	Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield · private nonprofit	$67,392	$94,043	$27,000	40%
7	Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo · public	$60,979	$93,924	$28,969	48%
8	Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids · private nonprofit	$60,031	Not reported	$32,500	54%
9	UM-FlintFlint · public	$53,907	$90,852	$31,000	58%

Debt and first-year pay at every Michigan computer science 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 the 9 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Calvin University$19,000
Michigan Tech$24,763
Central Michigan University$27,000
Lawrence Technological University$27,000
Kettering University$27,500

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$125,570

Median pay in Michigan. 43,460 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $78,930Top 10%: $166,510

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$163,760

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $99,270Top 10%: $232,870

Data Scientists

$100,590

Median pay in Michigan. 7,360 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,830Top 10%: $162,670

Information Security Analysts

$106,230

Median pay in Michigan. 3,280 people work in this job in Michigan. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $64,150Top 10%: $165,730

Common questions

Kettering University in Flint reports the highest median first-year pay, $83,751. Its median federal debt is $27,500.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked331 programs by pay and 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.
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.
Medians are across the computer science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024