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Michigan · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan. 33,488 undergraduate students. 360 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 170976 · OPEID 002325 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Michigan

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+17%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor rose 17% between 2017 and 2020 ($16.6k → $19.5k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.2% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($53.2k → $60.9k).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+55%

Public bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor are 54% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($83.6k vs $54.1k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

Michigan earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Michigan median

Each tile compares this institution to the Michigan median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$83,648+13% · 6→10y
Michigan median $38,167
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$73,762
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
93.2%+13% · '97→'24
Michigan median 57.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$17,625+81% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
33,488+45% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
97.6%+2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
17.9%-70% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$17,228+172% · '00→'24
out-of-state $58,072
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How Michigan earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at Michigan

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $17,625 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $83,648 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Michigan enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202434,177
34,17723,59019962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202493.2%
94%82%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$19,500
$21,500$10,36319972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2009+26%

Michigan · completion · 100% rose

57.9% → 72.7%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+45%

Michigan · undergrad enrollment rose

23,590 → 34,177

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+172%

Michigan · in-state tuition rose

$6,513 → $17,736

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+200%

Michigan · out-of-state tuition rose

$20,323 → $60,946

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+81%

Michigan · median debt rose

$10,774 → $19,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-80%

Michigan · cohort default rate fell

1.6% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+43%

Michigan · pell share rose

12.7% → 18.1%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+42%

Michigan · earnings_median_10yr rose

$58,800 → $83,648

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+51%

Michigan · earnings_median_8yr rose

$51,700 → $78,273

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+66%

Michigan · earnings_median_6yr rose

$44,500 → $73,762

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Michigan programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherCIP 5199 · Master's Degree$244,10140 gradsAdvanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesCIP 5105 · Master's Degree$203,50433 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Master's Degree$202,743841 gradsLawCIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$197,273363 gradsComputer EngineeringCIP 1409 · Master's Degree$172,782123 gradsDentistryCIP 5104 · First Professional Degree$158,677128 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$153,297957 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringCIP 1410 · Master's Degree$147,6521 gradsSystems EngineeringCIP 1427 · Master's Degree$147,52789 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationCIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$142,22483 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$140,827610 gradsMedicineCIP 5112 · First Professional Degree$134,187169 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesCIP 5107 · Master's Degree$133,89072 gradsInformation Science/StudiesCIP 1104 · Bachelor's Degree$125,257141 gradsComputer EngineeringCIP 1409 · Bachelor's Degree$123,120110 gradsEngineering, OtherCIP 1499 · Master's Degree$123,04310 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringCIP 1402 · Doctoral Degree$120,44528 gradsIndustrial EngineeringCIP 1435 · Master's Degree$119,55097 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringCIP 1402 · Master's Degree$119,429110 gradsMechanical EngineeringCIP 1419 · Master's Degree$116,298110 gradsChemistryCIP 4005 · Doctoral Degree$115,61246 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Master's Degree$113,943116 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringCIP 1402 · Bachelor's Degree$113,025126 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Master's Degree$111,11756 grads
Showing top 24 of 97 ranked programs.360 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

97 Michigan programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$153,297957 gradsInformation Science/StudiesMaster's Degree$86,385242 gradsInformation Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree$125,257141 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$62,114105 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$53,15464 gradsEducational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$67,99827 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$101,514316 gradsIndustrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree$109,239187 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$109,107127 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$113,025126 gradsComputer EngineeringMaster's Degree$172,782123 gradsBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$85,471121 gradsChemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$100,000117 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringMaster's Degree$119,429110 gradsComputer EngineeringBachelor's Degree$123,120110 gradsMechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree$116,298110 gradsBiomedical/Medical EngineeringMaster's Degree$94,319108 gradsIndustrial EngineeringMaster's Degree$119,55097 gradsSystems EngineeringMaster's Degree$147,52789 gradsMaterials EngineeringBachelor's Degree$95,47153 gradsCivil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,87048 gradsEnvironmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's Degree$88,99039 gradsCivil EngineeringMaster's Degree$98,92934 gradsNaval Architecture and Marine EngineeringMaster's Degree$100,67031 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringDoctoral Degree$120,44528 gradsNaval Architecture and Marine EngineeringBachelor's Degree$92,85223 gradsNuclear EngineeringBachelor's Degree$99,56423 gradsEngineering, OtherMaster's Degree$123,04310 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree$147,6521 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$64,140141 gradsGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree$55,14745 gradsLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree$53,47734 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

LawFirst Professional Degree$197,273363 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$56,880129 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree$50,55924 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$52,12567 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree$65,675280 gradsBiology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$61,737244 gradsNeurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree$68,761188 gradsBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyMaster's Degree$93,33571 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's Degree$83,25365 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree$37,26835 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesBachelor's Degree$67,60728 gradsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's Degree$65,57728 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

MathematicsBachelor's Degree$107,395225 gradsStatisticsBachelor's Degree$105,49493 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

International/Global StudiesBachelor's Degree$72,091209 gradsNutrition SciencesMaster's Degree$62,29332 gradsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree$106,6198 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree$73,196274 gradsHealth and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree$70,76348 grads

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38

PhilosophyBachelor's Degree$74,18260 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

PhysicsBachelor's Degree$75,64463 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's Degree$55,77248 gradsChemistryDoctoral Degree$115,61246 gradsChemistryBachelor's Degree$75,79229 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's Degree$63,419697 gradsResearch and Experimental PsychologyMaster's Degree$80,38926 gradsResearch and Experimental PsychologyDoctoral Degree$103,44926 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social WorkMaster's Degree$64,619384 gradsPublic Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree$102,690122 gradsPublic Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree$86,02082 gradsCommunity Organization and AdvocacyMaster's Degree$59,97145 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

EconomicsBachelor's Degree$108,627618 gradsPolitical Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree$78,402272 gradsSociologyBachelor's Degree$64,923132 gradsAnthropologyBachelor's Degree$65,57550 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree$51,802142 gradsMusicBachelor's Degree$32,036104 gradsFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$49,99784 gradsMusicMaster's Degree$35,76675 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$29,29572 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

MedicineFirst Professional Degree$134,187169 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$81,553141 gradsDentistryFirst Professional Degree$158,677128 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$113,943116 gradsPublic HealthMaster's Degree$75,57289 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationFirst Professional Degree$142,22483 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$133,89072 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$51,39348 gradsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherMaster's Degree$244,10140 gradsAdvanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's Degree$203,50433 gradsPublic HealthPost-baccalaureate Certificate$75,414—

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$202,743841 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$140,827610 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$111,11756 gradsHuman Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$100,18248 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

HistoryBachelor's Degree$65,724142 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's Degree$76,347165 gradsNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree$59,553142 grads

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

ArchitectureBachelor's Degree$65,18558 gradsArchitectureMaster's Degree$77,6573 gradsCity/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningMaster's Degree$77,182—

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Area StudiesBachelor's Degree$62,54548 gradsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree$59,34847 gradsArea StudiesMaster's Degree$87,18511 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$81,316272 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Michigan

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$2,450,378
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 4
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 4year 0year 39
Cost per year
$8,756
HS-only baseline · MI
$36,900
Years to complete
4
CIP family
11

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to Michigan in Michigan

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

EAST LANSING$67.3k

Michigan State

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 82% completion
DETROIT$53.5k

Wayne State

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 57% completion
ALLENDALE$56.1k

Grand Valley State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 69% completion
KALAMAZOO$53.6k

Western Michigan University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 58% completion
ROCHESTER HILLS$58.6k

Oakland University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 57% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Michigan graduates earn $X” — not “Michigan makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Michigan caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →