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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI · Public · 8,106 students · mostly bachelor degrees
31st-cheapest of 138 Michigan colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$8,624
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$27,048
Graduation rate
47%
Admission rate
91%
Median graduate earnings
$54,735
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$21,000
Average SAT
1012
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
34%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
190 programsOptometry · First Professional Degree38 grads/yr$138,837Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree123 grads/yr$136,836Pre-Chiropractic Studies · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$118,364Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree35 grads/yr$115,819Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree38 grads/yr$106,347Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree86 grads/yr$91,993Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$91,678Business Administration and Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate17 grads/yr$91,584Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$90,504Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$88,737Power Plant Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$88,670Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree50 grads/yr$86,941Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$86,348Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$86,284Process Safety Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma54 grads/yr$85,477Surveying Technology/Surveying · Associate's Degree3 grads/yr$85,148Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$85,131Surveying Engineering · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$84,958Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma9 grads/yr$83,989Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree38 grads/yr$83,536Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$83,528Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree84 grads/yr$82,821Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma5 grads/yr$82,512Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree34 grads/yr$82,166Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree97 grads/yr$81,718
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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