Which Michigan information technology program has the lowest debt?

Michigan State reports the lowest median federal debt, $23,442, with first-year pay of $48,185.

How much do information technology graduates earn in Michigan?

The median across 6 Michigan information technology bachelor's programs is $55,984 in the first year after graduating and $79,554 five years after.

How many information technology bachelor's programs are in Michigan?

6 Michigan programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Information Technology (Bachelor's) Programs in Michigan, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Michigan information technology bachelor's program pays its graduates $55,984 in their first year, $2,000 less than the national median. Michigan Tech reports the highest first-year pay ($77,810), and Michigan State the lowest median debt ($23,442).

Median first-year pay$55,984National $57,984

Median pay after 5 years$79,554National $80,587

Median federal debt$27,000National $26,725

Debt-to-earnings49%National 44%

All 6 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	Michigan TechHoughton · public	$77,810	$91,410	$27,000	35%
2	Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti · public	$59,433	Not reported	$25,625	43%
3	Baker CollegeOwosso · private nonprofit	$57,128	$66,120	$34,562	60%
4	Ferris StateBig Rapids · public	$54,840	$80,089	$27,000	49%
5	Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids · private nonprofit	$50,720	$79,018	$28,892	57%
6	Michigan StateEast Lansing · public	$48,185	Not reported	$23,442	49%

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 the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

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 information technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Project Management Specialists

$100,970

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $61,980Top 10%: $154,260

Computer User Support Specialists

$56,240

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $38,150Top 10%: $84,940

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

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$92,750

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $63,100Top 10%: $133,900

Common questions

Michigan Tech in Houghton reports the highest median first-year pay, $77,810. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Information Technology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked87 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 information technology 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