Statistics at Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 56 graduates a year

$63,649
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,930
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$92,425
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 50
Rank by pay
#15 of 50
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,625
Median federal debt

Michigan State University graduates in statistics earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Michigan State University Compares for Statistics

All 50 colleges reporting statistics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Harvard University Cambridge, MA$230,876$203,310#1$141,116
2Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$156,743$159,409#3$93,111
3Duke University Durham, NC$152,782$163,957#2$97,197
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$133,986$121,918#6$83,227
5University of Chicago Chicago, IL$130,189$127,910#5$82,681
6University of Iowa Iowa City, IA$123,676$130,092#4$75,095
7Northwestern University Evanston, IL$122,682$120,534#7$77,917
8Cornell University Ithaca, NY$111,090$105,735#10$82,531
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$109,466$115,419#8$64,371
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$109,017$99,198#14$59,718
…
18University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$96,746$88,033#25$36,676
19Brigham Young University Provo, UT$96,164$91,141#22$63,671
20Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$94,300$85,869#28$62,598
21Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$93,930$99,038#15$63,649
22Emory University Atlanta, GA$93,446$96,736#17$60,714
23University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$90,778$82,602#29$55,110
24Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$90,388$96,458#18$61,702

Other Majors at Michigan State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$116,905$86,192#60 of 459
Computer Engineering$104,627$83,934#101 of 189
Engineering$102,301$75,058#10 of 57
Chemical Engineering$102,223$79,023#38 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,017$68,103#45 of 452
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,481$83,874#99 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,946$80,259#53 of 318
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,236$69,443#30 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$96,093$65,965#73 of 796
Materials Engineering$95,761$78,276#8 of 34
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,387$74,518#14 of 43
Engineering-Related Fields$94,143$76,563#11 of 33
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,187$71,253#50 of 1176
Civil Engineering$90,650$72,048#51 of 233
Marketing$90,453$57,275#22 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$86,498$65,396#10 of 26
Human Resources Management and Services$85,886$56,501#17 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,129$75,081#707 of 966
Engineering$79,609$67,007#18 of 19
Economics$79,428$54,013#187 of 368
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$75,147——
International Relations and National Security Studies$74,709$38,810#29 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$73,880$48,185#65 of 99
Non-Professional Legal Studies$72,414$33,752#6 of 39
Mathematics$72,226$47,951#138 of 309
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$71,158—#6 of 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,940$47,202#64 of 93
Food Science and Technology$70,380$59,342#16 of 29
Hospitality Administration/Management$69,651$41,069#14 of 137
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,300$45,158#45 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Michigan State University statistics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $63,649 one year after graduating and $93,930 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Michigan State University rank for statistics?

Among 50 colleges reporting earnings for statistics graduates, Michigan State University ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #15 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is statistics at Michigan State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for statistics ($92,425), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,625.

← All data for Michigan State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.