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# The University of Olivet Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

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## How much do The University of Olivet graduates earn?

The reported median is $52,261 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $55,915 as its benchmark; the difference is \-$3,654 per year.

At The University of Olivet, return measures show earnings below model expectations and comparable colleges. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 25th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $3,136 less than the model expects for similar students. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between graduates’ earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students, is in the 43rd percentile nationally.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $237. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,899.

Federally aided completers working and not enrolled earn median $52,261 four years after completion, in the 24th percentile. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median—the middle value—of $55,915; the university is below it by $3,654.

The modeled earnings range is broad enough that the lower and upper scenarios merit separate attention. The downside earnings scenario is $43,029, and the upside scenario is $66,810.

Both are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates. Published field medians also vary: Business Administration and Management reaches $63,380 four years after completion, Insurance reaches $62,740, and Criminal Justice reaches $56,379. Those field-level results occupy different parts of the modeled range.

Four-year earnings do not cover every completer’s next step. An estimated 24.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Because the earnings measure covers people who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$52,261

**Rank for difference from expectations**
43rd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**The University of Olivet reported median**
$52,261

**Peer schools comparable schools · $3,654 above The University of Olivet**
$55,915

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $3,136 above The University of Olivet**
$55,397

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. [How the model works](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $43,029 to $66,810, around the reported median of $52,261. Compare the lower scenario with [The University of Olivet borrowing and monthly payments](/school/the-university-of-olivet/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$43,029

**Median · reported**
$52,261

**Higher estimate**
$66,810

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

[Why the downside matters](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do The University of Olivet graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls [value added](/methodology/#value-added).

The University of Olivet graduates’ reported earnings are $3,136 below that expectation, the 43rd percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending The University of Olivet caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
\-$237

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$2,899

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$3,136

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at The University of Olivet report the highest earnings?

The programs show a clear split between higher and more moderate earnings four years after completion. Business Administration and Management had median earnings of $63,380 four years after completion, across 22 degrees awarded.

Insurance followed at $62,740 from 18 degrees awarded, while Criminal Justice recorded $56,379 across 33 degrees awarded. Kinesiology and Physical Education came in at $43,475 four years after completion and 33 degrees awarded.

The higher figures in the first group and the more moderate kinesiology figure show that earnings vary across the larger fields.

Program earnings differ sharply across the university’s listed fields, making field choice especially consequential here. Business Administration and Management awarded 22 degrees and had median earnings of $63,380 four years after completion.

Insurance awarded 18 degrees, with median earnings of $62,740 four years after completion. Criminal Justice awarded 33 degrees and showed median earnings of $56,379 four years after completion.

Kinesiology and Physical Education awarded 33 degrees, with median earnings of $43,475 four years after completion. Biology awarded 17 degrees and had median earnings of $42,353 four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
$63,380

**Insurance**
$62,740

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
$56,379

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
$43,475

**Biology, General**
$42,353

[Explore The University of Olivet program cohorts and field ranks](/school/the-university-of-olivet/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Program-mix scenarios put downside earnings at $43,029, typical earnings at $52,261, and upside earnings at $66,810. Business Administration and Management is the highest-earning program at $63,380 four years after completion, whereas Biology, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, is at $42,353. The modeled range shows substantial variation by field.

Graduate earnings offer a restrained picture at The University of Olivet, where federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median $52,261 four years after completion. That result falls in the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions and is based on 268 completers.

Earnings scenarios based on the program mix put the downside case at $43,029 and the upside case at $66,810; the typical scenario matches the reported median. These are scenarios rather than observed graduate groups.

[Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, provides a second reference point. Graduates earn about $3,136 less than the model expects for similar students.

An estimated 24.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The low earnings percentile and model comparison point in the same direction.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).