How much money do Saginaw Valley State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $33,700 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $41,000 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Saginaw Valley State University graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Mechanical Engineering with a median starting salary of $71,600 followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing paying $59,900 and Computer Systems Analysis graduates who have a median starting income of $58,900 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $63,600 followed by Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) at $56,900 and Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) who earn $46,900 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Saginaw Valley State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,600 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) | $63,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,900 |
| Computer Systems Analysis (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,900 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $57,100 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $56,900 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $46,900 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $46,900 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,300 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $42,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $41,400 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,200 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,800 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,700 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) | $39,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,900 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,900 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,300 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,300 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,800 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,100 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,300 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,300 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,200 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=172051 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Saginaw Valley State University.