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Public University

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

55 programs

69/100 avg Value Score

$14,832 /yr net cost

93% completion rate

All Programs Ranked by Value Score

Computer and Information Sciences, General

$100,643 median salary$14,832/yr net cost0.9 yr break-even+235% vs. HS diploma

Computer Software and Media Applications

$82,297 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.3 yr break-even+174% vs. HS diploma

Chemical Engineering

$75,199 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.5 yr break-even+151% vs. HS diploma

Computer Engineering

$84,934 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.2 yr break-even+183% vs. HS diploma

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

$78,393 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.4 yr break-even+161% vs. HS diploma

Mechanical Engineering

$75,414 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.5 yr break-even+151% vs. HS diploma

Industrial Engineering

$75,644 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.5 yr break-even+152% vs. HS diploma

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$83,131 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.3 yr break-even+177% vs. HS diploma

Materials Engineering

$73,854 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.5 yr break-even+146% vs. HS diploma

Information Science/Studies

$71,304 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.6 yr break-even+138% vs. HS diploma

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

$67,815 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.8 yr break-even+126% vs. HS diploma

Civil Engineering

$65,294 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.9 yr break-even+118% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

$66,504 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.8 yr break-even+122% vs. HS diploma

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

$64,548 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.9 yr break-even+115% vs. HS diploma

Economics

$62,024 median salary$14,832/yr net cost2.1 yr break-even+107% vs. HS diploma

Human Resources Management and Services

$61,347 median salary$14,832/yr net cost2.1 yr break-even+104% vs. HS diploma

Statistics

$60,804 median salary$14,832/yr net cost2.2 yr break-even+103% vs. HS diploma

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

$56,501 median salary$14,832/yr net cost2.5 yr break-even+88% vs. HS diploma

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

$47,344 median salary$14,832/yr net cost3.8 yr break-even+58% vs. HS diploma

Communication and Media Studies

$45,761 median salary$14,832/yr net cost4.2 yr break-even+53% vs. HS diploma

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

$46,330 median salary$14,832/yr net cost4.1 yr break-even+54% vs. HS diploma

Public Policy Analysis

$44,429 median salary$14,832/yr net cost4.6 yr break-even+48% vs. HS diploma

Physics

$42,728 median salary$14,832/yr net cost5.2 yr break-even+42% vs. HS diploma

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

$40,529 median salary$14,832/yr net cost6.3 yr break-even+35% vs. HS diploma

Nuclear Engineering

$41,147 median salary$14,832/yr net cost6 yr break-even+37% vs. HS diploma

Political Science and Government

$40,625 median salary$14,832/yr net cost6.3 yr break-even+35% vs. HS diploma

Architecture

$39,533 median salary$14,832/yr net cost7 yr break-even+32% vs. HS diploma

Cognitive Science

$37,741 median salary$14,832/yr net cost8.6 yr break-even+26% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

$36,559 median salary$14,832/yr net cost10.1 yr break-even+22% vs. HS diploma

International/Global Studies

$33,806 median salary$14,832/yr net cost17.5 yr break-even+13% vs. HS diploma

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

$33,679 median salary$14,832/yr net cost18.1 yr break-even+12% vs. HS diploma

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

$33,089 median salary$14,832/yr net cost21.5 yr break-even+10% vs. HS diploma

Fine and Studio Arts

$32,738 median salary$14,832/yr net cost24.3 yr break-even+9% vs. HS diploma

History

$31,870 median salary$14,832/yr net cost35.5 yr break-even+6% vs. HS diploma

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

$30,568 median salary$14,832/yr net cost117 yr break-even+2% vs. HS diploma

Research and Experimental Psychology

$30,126 median salary$14,832/yr net cost527.3 yr break-even+0% vs. HS diploma

Sociology

$30,003 median salary$14,832/yr net cost22144.7 yr break-even+0% vs. HS diploma

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

$29,824 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-1% vs. HS diploma

English Language and Literature, General

$28,964 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-3% vs. HS diploma

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

$26,839 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-11% vs. HS diploma

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

$26,586 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-11% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

$24,623 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-18% vs. HS diploma

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

$24,105 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-20% vs. HS diploma

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

$23,494 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-22% vs. HS diploma

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

$23,630 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-21% vs. HS diploma

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

$21,743 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-28% vs. HS diploma

Music

$21,629 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-28% vs. HS diploma

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

$21,158 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-29% vs. HS diploma

Anthropology

$21,259 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-29% vs. HS diploma

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

$20,815 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-31% vs. HS diploma

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

$20,297 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-32% vs. HS diploma

Area Studies

$19,348 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-36% vs. HS diploma

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

$19,248 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-36% vs. HS diploma

Astronomy and Astrophysics

$19,258 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-36% vs. HS diploma

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

$18,827 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-37% vs. HS diploma

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Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Programs ranked by Value Score (composite of earnings, cost, break-even time, and completion rate). Bachelor's degree programs only.