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University of Michigan-Flint Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do University of Michigan-Flint graduates earn?

The reported median is $65,600 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $8,299 per year.

Return is a moderate strength for University of Michigan-Flint, with graduates who earn about $3,580 more than expects for similar students, a result in the 67th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,796.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,216. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $516.

Four years after completion, the median earnings of $65,600 land in the 67th percentile nationally. That figure is above the peer median of $57,301—the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size)—a gap of $8,299.

Azimuth places the return in the 63rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The combination of above-expected earnings and a median that clears the peer benchmark points to a return that, while not the university's strongest pillar, holds up well.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely with the program a student chooses. The downside earnings scenario, estimated from the university's program mix, is $44,576, while the upside scenario reaches $87,878.

The typical earnings scenario sits at $65,600. At the program level, Computer Science graduates report the highest median earnings at $95,183, from 31 degrees awarded a year.

Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554, and the largest program, Nursing, pays $86,401.

An estimated 31.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$65,600
Rank for difference from expectations
67th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
University of Michigan-Flint reported median
$65,600
Peer schools comparable schools · $8,299 below University of Michigan-Flint
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $3,580 below University of Michigan-Flint
$62,020

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.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $44,576 to $87,878, around the reported median of $65,600. Compare the lower scenario with University of Michigan-Flint borrowing and monthly payments 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
$44,576
Median · reported
$65,600
Higher estimate
$87,878

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 explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Michigan-Flint 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.

University of Michigan-Flint graduates’ reported earnings are $3,580 above that expectation, the 67th 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 University of Michigan-Flint caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$6,796
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$3,216
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
+$3,580

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

Which fields at University of Michigan-Flint report the highest earnings?

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.

The university publishes earnings data for 23 bachelor's programs, 16 of which holds an Azimuth national rank. The largest program, Nursing, awarded 258 degrees and shows a median of $86,401 four years after completion, which ranks #170 nationally and #2 in Michigan.

Computer Science is the highest-earning program, with a median of $95,183 and 31 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554 with 40 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering rounds out the top earners at $89,554 with 40 degrees awarded. The three largest program families are Health Professions at 31.9% of degrees awarded, Business at 18.2%, and Psychology at 10.8%.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Computer Science
$95,183
Mechanical Engineering
$89,554
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$86,401
Information Science/Studies
$70,164
Finance and Financial Management Services
$68,826
Marketing
$67,437
Human Resources Management and Services
$64,437
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$64,086

Explore University of Michigan-Flint program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

The spread between Computer Science at $95,183 and Psychology at $42,255 shows how much field choice matters at University of Michigan-Flint. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix put the downside at $44,576, the typical outcome at $65,600, and the upside at $87,878.

Four years after completion, the median earnings of University of Michigan-Flint graduates stand at $65,600, which is above the median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size). The four-year earnings cohort includes 1,492 completers.

Graduates earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios, anchored on the university's program mix, show a downside scenario of $44,576 and an upside scenario reaching $87,878.

An estimated 31.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The median sits in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and the earnings-beyond-expectations measure lands in the 67th percentile.

Above-expected earnings and a median that runs ahead of the peer group point the same way for the university's graduates.

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.