Public · Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Central Michigan University: cost, debt and earnings by major
92 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $17,201
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 59%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 10,035
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,792 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $12,229 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $13,598 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $16,645 |
| $110,000+ | $22,913 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$32,503 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (63)
- Management Information Systems and Services$95,721
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$91,542
- Computer Science$89,216
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$86,839
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,472
- Mechanical Engineering$85,196
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$84,064
- Statistics$81,853
- Accounting and Related Services$80,551
- Finance and Financial Management Services$79,906
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$77,768
- Marketing$75,661
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$74,113
- Human Resources Management and Services$73,340
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$73,316
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$73,112
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$67,117
- Economics$65,174
- Geography and Cartography$62,999
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,082
- International Relations and National Security Studies$61,331
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,522
- Community Organization and Advocacy$58,344
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,771
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$57,513
- Biology, General$57,438
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$57,438
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$57,108
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$56,553
- Hospitality Administration/Management$56,314
- Communication and Media Studies$55,353
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$55,134
- Business/Corporate Communications$54,934 (1 yr)
- Social Sciences, Other$54,888
- Mathematics$54,265
- Design and Applied Arts$54,254
- Psychology, General$53,422
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$53,353
- Social Work$53,279
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$52,311
- Political Science and Government$50,462
- Special Education and Teaching$50,095
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,677
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$49,639
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,588
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$48,409
- Sociology$48,389
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,290
- Journalism$47,775
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$46,942
- Public Administration$46,137 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,881
- Public Health$44,239 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$43,916
- Music$43,089
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$41,929 (1 yr)
- History$40,918
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,181
- Anthropology$39,577
- English Language and Literature, General$39,262
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$36,209 (1 yr)
- Outdoor Education$35,851 (1 yr)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$28,538 (1 yr)
Master's programs (22)
- Engineering-Related Fields$123,591
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$123,450
- Management Information Systems and Services$112,443
- International Business$101,449
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$99,708
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$96,611
- Human Resources Management and Services$80,381
- Public Administration$79,416
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$78,586
- Educational Administration and Supervision$73,010
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$69,324
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$63,316
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$62,450
- Public Health$61,331 (1 yr)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$60,801
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$60,634 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$60,135
- Special Education and Teaching$58,547 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$57,197
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$54,829
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$49,626
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$48,198 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (4)
First professional programs (1)
- Medicine$138,552