Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public college in Mount Pleasant, MI. Its average net price is $17,201 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $12,792 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,229 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,598 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $16,645 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,913 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $49,915 |
| 8 years after entry | $56,372 |
| 10 years after entry | $59,879 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $62,071 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $26,302 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $39,104 National median for this major n=1,159 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $60,935 n=306 | $27,000 n=237 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | $54,934 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $36,209 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $24,906 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $40,105 National median for this major n=4,106 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $24,188 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Communications | $42,020 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $48,581 n=149 | $37,997 n=141 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $56,792 Small program - rough guide n=51 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $61,836 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $77,872 National median for this major n=3,270 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $41,205 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $62,497 National median for this major n=403 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $28,538 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $22,864 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $42,445 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Environmental Conservation | $46,497 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $65,020 n=104 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,004 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | $52,393 National median for this major n=796 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $43,187 Small program - rough guide n=92 | $29,523 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,980 n=151 | $27,156 n=111 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $51,145 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | $35,131 National median for this major n=177 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $32,394 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $26,707 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $67,958 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $59,853 n=204 | $26,339 n=102 |
| Materials Sciences | $75,777 National median for this major n=112 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $71,984 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $28,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $67,339 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $35,880 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $44,728 National median for this major n=2,888 | Not published |
| Outdoor Education | $33,572 National median for this major n=181 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | Not published | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,735 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $24,393 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Psychology | $39,005 n=246 | $28,000 n=256 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,418 n=134 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,403 n=127 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $38,861 Small program - rough guide n=75 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,806 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $50,780 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $29,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $44,646 Small program - rough guide n=44 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $39,079 n=203 | $24,940 n=218 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $29,214 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,489 n=278 | $27,750 n=207 |
| Teaching | $45,338 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $28,000 n=135 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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