Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a public college in Ypsilanti, MI. Its average net price is $16,628 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$13,749
$30,001 to $48,000$13,899
$48,001 to $75,000$14,056
$75,001 to $110,000$17,436
$110,001 and up$23,951
$17,004Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$17,004Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,628Average Net Price
$14,220Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$3,216Other Expenses
39.6%Students on Pell Grants
43.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

79.6%Acceptance Rate
480 to 600SAT Reading, Middle Half
440 to 570SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,384
8 years after entry$52,148
10 years after entry$55,390
45.6%Graduation Rate
68.8%Retention Rate
$24,738Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Ypsilanti, MILocation
Large suburbSetting
10,055Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$58,847 Small program - rough guide n=75$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=77
Air Transportation$58,261 Small program - rough guide n=36$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$41,475 Small program - rough guide n=56$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,002 n=218$23,750 n=141
Business and Commerce$51,996 Small program - rough guide n=45$30,745 Small program - rough guide n=33
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communications$42,159 n=130$27,000 n=103
Communications Technologies/Technicians$27,797 National median for this major n=285Not published
Computational Science$75,740 National median for this major n=203Not published
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$67,260 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$67,537 Small program - rough guide n=91$22,965 Small program - rough guide n=83
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$62,121 Small program - rough guide n=80$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=61
Construction Management$79,761 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Criminology$42,114 n=100$27,500 Small program - rough guide n=85
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$34,307 Small program - rough guide n=75$28,501 Small program - rough guide n=45
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$62,497 National median for this major n=403Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Electrical and Computer Engineering$84,056 National median for this major n=341Not published
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$66,390 Small program - rough guide n=35$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=35
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$58,179 Small program - rough guide n=57$26,253 Small program - rough guide n=52
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management$37,818 National median for this major n=378Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Geological/Geophysical Engineering$67,287 National median for this major n=148Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$43,079 Small program - rough guide n=88$28,550 Small program - rough guide n=53
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,608 National median for this major n=2,721Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$49,707 n=122$23,811 n=103
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876$31,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$70,230 National median for this major n=3,256Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$42,518 n=132$31,250 n=167
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Pharmacology and Toxicology$46,329 National median for this major n=148Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$37,246 Small program - rough guide n=41$25,875 Small program - rough guide n=40
Psychology$34,799 n=181$27,000 n=193
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384$29,750 Small program - rough guide n=31
Registered Nursing$81,487 n=528$28,610 n=426
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059$26,806 Small program - rough guide n=46
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$41,987 n=147$28,164 n=154
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,361 Small program - rough guide n=53$28,867 Small program - rough guide n=36
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$48,389 National median for this major n=3,062Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,450 Small program - rough guide n=77$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=74
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$30,066 Small program - rough guide n=44$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
TaxationNot publishedNot published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,799 n=168$27,000 n=158
Teaching$44,113 Small program - rough guide n=88$29,000 Small program - rough guide n=77
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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