Ferris State University
Ferris State University is a public college in Big Rapids, MI. Its average net price is $8,402 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 | $8,356 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $4,796 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $4,055 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $9,313 |
| $110,001 and up | $19,650 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $51,226 |
| 8 years after entry | $57,286 |
| 10 years after entry | $60,457 |
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 | $57,997 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | $30,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $66,616 National median for this major n=456 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $38,520 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,118 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $19,800 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $54,479 n=290 | $24,554 n=220 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | $38,116 National median for this major n=62 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $66,625 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | $59,944 National median for this major n=1,197 | Not published |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | $65,410 National median for this major n=199 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | $26,934 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Construction Management | $74,920 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $18,996 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Criminal Justice | $47,636 n=371 | $21,500 n=213 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $69,638 National median for this major n=3,591 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $40,985 n=146 | $26,998 n=106 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | $77,109 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $16,469 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $31,443 n=100 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $62,267 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $28,545 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $47,037 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Not published | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $48,264 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,684 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $81,192 n=134 | $21,138 n=108 |
| Insurance | $67,182 National median for this major n=1,506 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $39,481 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $27,000 n=105 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $74,104 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Marketing | $49,381 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $72,604 n=123 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $33,287 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $40,922 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $79,620 n=181 | $23,206 n=140 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Social Work | $42,406 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,928 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Surveying Engineering | $64,206 National median for this major n=63 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,895 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $27,750 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Teaching | $44,530 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $27,698 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
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