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University of Michigan-Flint Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Michigan-Flint?

Nursing is the university's largest bachelor's program, with 258 degrees awarded and an Azimuth rank of #170 nationally and #2 in Michigan. Its completers earn a median of $86,401 four years after completion.

Computer Science records the highest median earnings at $95,183 with 31 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554 on 40 degrees awarded.

Psychology, the university's second-largest program, shows a median of $42,255 on 110 degrees awarded, illustrating the spread between higher- and moderate-earning fields.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Health professions344 · 31.9%
  • Business196 · 18.2%
  • Psychology117 · 10.8%
  • Biological sciences98 · 9.1%
  • Computer science55 · 5.1%
  • Other269 · 24.9%

37 of 37 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Science 31 degrees awarded
$95,183
Mechanical Engineering 40 degrees awarded
$89,554
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 258 degrees awarded
$86,401
Information Science/Studies 24 degrees awarded
$70,164
Finance and Financial Management Services 34 degrees awarded
$68,826
Marketing 31 degrees awarded
$67,437

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer Science31$95,183#150
Mechanical Engineering40$89,554#207
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing258$86,401#170
Information Science/Studies24$70,164#46
Finance and Financial Management Services34$68,826#186
Marketing31$67,437#135
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count16$64,437—
Business Administration, Management and Operations49$64,086#278
Accounting and Related Services32$63,442#258
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other21$62,420#47
Health and Medical Administrative Services36$56,867#53
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General25$53,886#54
Sociology small degree count10$53,484—
Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count16$52,490—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology small degree count7$49,832—
Social Work37$49,165#163
Communication and Media Studies25$47,959#233
Biology, General58$47,839#343
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count15$47,731—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods20$45,861#214
History small degree count7$43,537—
Psychology, General110$42,255#308
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count10$33,533—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology22Too few graduates to report—
Zoology/Animal Biology small degree count18Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Social Sciences, General small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions20Too few graduates to report—
Public Health small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
International Business small degree count9Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Michigan-Flint?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
258
Psychology, General
110
Biology, General
58
Business Administration, Management and Operations
49
Mechanical Engineering
40
Social Work
37
Health and Medical Administrative Services
36
Finance and Financial Management Services
34
Accounting and Related Services
32
Computer Science
31

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do University of Michigan-Flint majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Information Science/Studies#46
  2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#47
  3. Health and Medical Administrative Services Included by program size#53
  4. Social Work Included by program size#163
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#170
  6. Finance and Financial Management Services Included by program size#186
  7. Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#207
  8. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#278
  9. Psychology, General Included by program size#308
  10. Biology, General Included by program size#343

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

University of Michigan-Flint has earnings data for 23 fields, and 16 of those carries a national rank. The award counts that follow are degrees conferred in one academic year, not a count of students.

The degree mix is led by Health Professions, which accounts for 31.9% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 18.2% and Psychology at 10.8%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 258 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #170 within its field nationally and #2 in Michigan.

Graduates of that program earn a median of $86,401 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Computer Science graduates earn $95,183, from 31 degrees a year.

Mechanical Engineering is the second-highest at $89,554, and it is also the fifth-largest program on campus, with 40 degrees awarded. Across all fields, 13.1% of degrees are in STEM.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, 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.