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Salaries by Major at University of Michigan

How much money do University of Michigan graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $56,200 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $74,400 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Michigan graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer and Information Sciences with a median starting salary of $86,900 followed by Computer Engineering paying $77,300 and Business Administration, Management and Operations graduates who have a median starting income of $76,900 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $204,000 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $132,700 and Law (First Professional Degree) who earn $126,800 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for University of Michigan graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for University of Michigan graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's Degree) $204,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $132,700
Law (First Professional Degree) $126,800
Systems Engineering (Master's Degree) $110,600
Dentistry (First Professional Degree) $100,700
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) $97,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $87,800
Industrial Engineering (Master's Degree) $87,400
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $86,900
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degree) $85,900
Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) $85,900
Engineering, Other (Master's Degree) $80,900
Medical Illustration and Informatics (Master's Degree) $78,200
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $77,500
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $77,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $76,900
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) $76,000
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $75,300
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) $75,100
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $74,200
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $73,000
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (Master's Degree) $72,600
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $72,500
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $72,100
Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $71,200
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Master's Degree) $71,000
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,600
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $67,600
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $65,400
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,000
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,900
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,900
Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degree) $61,900
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $61,500
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,900
Public Health (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $59,800
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,200
Chemistry (Doctoral Degree) $58,200
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $57,500
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,200
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $53,500
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degree) $53,400
Architecture (Master's Degree) $51,100
Public Policy Analysis (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,100
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,000
Public Health (Master's Degree) $49,800
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degree) $49,100
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Master's Degree) $48,100
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,200
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $46,900
Area Studies (Master's Degree) $45,600
Education (Master's Degree) $44,800
Social Work (Master's Degree) $44,800
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,200
Community Organization and Advocacy (Master's Degree) $41,900
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,500
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,600
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,400
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,100
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,000
Nutrition Sciences (Master's Degree) $35,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,100
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,300
Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,900
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,200
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,300
Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,200
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,600
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,400
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,200
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,200
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,000
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,600
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,500
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,200
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,700
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,700
Music (Master's Degree) $20,900
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,200

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=170976 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for University of Michigan.