The return pillar at Eastern Michigan University sits in the 53rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. This middle-of-the-pack result shows a mix of above-expected earnings and a median that trails comparable schools.
Four years after completion, completers earn a median of $59,616, which is below the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $5,994. Graduates earn about $1,682 more than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 61st percentile.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,103. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,421.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,671. The return picture is mixed: graduates beat the model's expectation, but the median earnings figure sits below the peer median.
Four years after completion, the median earnings of Eastern Michigan University graduates stand at $59,616, measured among 3,960 completers in the four-year earnings cohort. That median runs below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $1,682 more than the model expects for similar students, an outcome that places the university in the 61st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth's earnings scenarios, anchored on the university's program mix, range from a downside of $46,334 to an upside of $83,466.
An estimated 28.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The earnings picture is mixed: a median that runs below the peer benchmark coincides with outcomes that exceed the model's expectation.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $59,616, in the 49th percentile. The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $65,610, so the university sits $5,994 below that benchmark.
Azimuth ranks Eastern Michigan University #695 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $1,682 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 61st percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,103.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $4,421. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,671.
The program mix points toward fields like health, business, and education, with a STEM share of 20.1% of degrees awarded. Estimated from that mix, the downside earnings scenario is $46,334 and the upside is $83,466.
An estimated 28.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Earnings at Eastern Michigan University vary widely with the program a student chooses. The earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, range from $46,334 on the downside to $83,466 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $59,616.
The highest-earning programs show what is possible at the upper end. Graduates from Air Transportation earn a median of $91,648 four years after completion, and Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $90,620. The largest program, Nursing, also sits near the top at $85,611.
Graduates of Eastern Michigan University earn about $1,682 more than the model expects for similar students. The debt they carry, however, is heavier than at comparable schools.
Borrowers who complete a degree leave with a median of $25,000 in federal student loans. That is $4,924 above the peer median of $20,076 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, this debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,407.
That figure is $227 below the peer median, so the cost side is in line with comparable schools even as debt runs higher.