Master's · Ypsilanti, Michigan
Is Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Eastern Michigan 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
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $51,895
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $62,200
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $47,057
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $50k (likely $50k – $50k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in MI
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$258k (likely −$351k – −$133k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$235k (likely −$440k – $28k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Eastern Michigan University
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$132,073
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Master's)$126,145
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$123,869
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$117,970
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$96,337
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's)$94,951
- Air Transportation (Bachelor's)$91,648
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$90,620
- Science, Technology and Society (Bachelor's)$90,551
- Construction Management (Bachelor's)$87,028
- Economics (Bachelor's)$86,909
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$85,647
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at other schools in Michigan
- Wayne State University$62,891
- Michigan State University$61,573
- Central Michigan University$57,197
- Oakland University$55,836
- Western Michigan University$54,002
- Grand Valley State University$53,038