Bachelor's · Grand Rapids, Michigan
Is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at Cornerstone University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 9 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $46,045
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $23,250
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $76k (likely $76k – $76k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $11k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MI
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 9 years (likely 4.6–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$132k (likely −$228k – −$16k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$13k (likely −$206k – $229k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 62%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$79,472
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$67,148
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- Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's)$61,838
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's)$61,067
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$56,231
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$55,791
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor's)$54,344
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$52,568
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Master's)$51,886
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$48,923
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$47,933
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities at other schools in Michigan
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$67,859
- Wayne State University$66,426
- Oakland University$63,534
- Baker College$58,921
- Saginaw Valley State University$55,558
- Ferris State University$54,837
- Grand Valley State University$51,497
- Michigan State University$51,436
- Spring Arbor University$50,735
- University of Michigan-Dearborn$49,268