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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI · Public · 10,035 students · mostly bachelor degrees
73rd-cheapest of 138 Michigan colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,597
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$30,681
Graduation rate
59%
Admission rate
90%
Median graduate earnings
$55,874
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$27,000
Average SAT
1091
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
31%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
204 programsMedicine · First Professional Degree100 grads/yr$138,552Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree7 grads/yr$125,201Packaging Science · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$123,591Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree38 grads/yr$123,450Management Information Systems, General · Master's Degree1 grads/yr$112,443Business Administration and Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate20 grads/yr$101,507International Business/Trade/Commerce · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$101,449Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree220 grads/yr$99,708Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree402 grads/yr$96,611Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$95,721Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$91,542Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree15 grads/yr$90,336Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree59 grads/yr$89,216Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Doctoral Degree$88,310Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree0 grads/yr$86,839Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$86,472Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$85,196Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$84,064Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Doctoral Degree$82,493Mathematics and Statistics · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$81,853Accounting · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$80,551Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree52 grads/yr$80,381Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree64 grads/yr$79,906Public Administration · Master's Degree46 grads/yr$79,416Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree71 grads/yr$78,586
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.