Public · Allendale, Michigan
Grand Valley State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
88 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $16,495
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 65%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 18,854
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $22,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,444 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $12,223 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,816 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $16,724 |
| $110,000+ | $23,196 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Geography and Cartography$56,401
- History$42,333 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (64)
- Computer Engineering$103,253
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,456
- Manufacturing Engineering$95,416
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$94,330
- Mechanical Engineering$90,565
- Information Science/Studies$81,420
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$80,398
- International Business$80,324
- Accounting and Related Services$80,153
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,324
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,188
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$77,581
- Human Resources Management and Services$75,800
- Statistics$74,229
- Business/Managerial Economics$73,241
- Finance and Financial Management Services$71,348
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$70,655
- Chemistry$70,611
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$69,603
- Marketing$69,592
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$63,043
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$62,501
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$62,482
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$61,868
- Geography and Cartography$61,831
- Business/Commerce, General$61,553
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$59,476
- International Relations and National Security Studies$58,802
- Hospitality Administration/Management$58,413
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$57,842
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other$57,771
- Legal Support Services$57,728
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$57,599
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,537
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,715
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,175
- Social Sciences, General$52,520
- Biology, General$52,176
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$51,872
- Mathematics$51,753
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$51,497
- Psychology, General$51,460
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$51,027
- Social Work$50,690
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$50,291
- Special Education and Teaching$49,814
- Public Administration$49,776
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,612
- Education, General$49,225
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$49,113
- Music$49,111
- Political Science and Government$48,896
- Sociology$48,664
- History$47,218
- Communication and Media Studies$46,938
- Economics$46,806 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$45,237
- Biological and Physical Sciences$45,090
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$43,552
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$43,011
- Anthropology$42,796
- Fine and Studio Arts$39,307
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$39,082
- International/Globalization Studies$28,685 (1 yr)
Master's programs (20)
- Business/Commerce, General$128,108
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$122,497
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$108,615
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$93,683 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$90,295
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$82,978
- Communication and Media Studies$74,663
- Public Administration$71,404
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$67,724
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,254
- Public Health$66,677
- Educational Administration and Supervision$65,512
- Special Education and Teaching$64,816
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,351
- Education, General$60,263
- Social Work$59,369
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$59,199
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$58,806
- Curriculum and Instruction$57,952
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$53,038