Program Payoff

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. 31 certificate and associate programs, public. 31 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Michigan.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $14,000 not published $37,080
Security Guards
Homeland Security Associate's degree $21,875 not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $16,523 not published $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $78,820
Accountants and Auditors
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $76,420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Chemistry Undergraduate certificate not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Chemistry Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Computer Science Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $100,970
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $37,080
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $36,980
Cooks, Restaurant
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $74,800
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $64,510
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $166,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Geography and Cartography Undergraduate certificate not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Geography and Cartography Associate's degree not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $49,990
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Marine Sciences Associate's degree not published $76,080
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $66,780
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $59,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $77,390
Compliance Officers
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $50,060
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $39,570
Nursing Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Associate's degree not published $39,570
Nursing Assistants
Social Work Associate's degree not published $59,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $47,050
Coaches and Scouts
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $65,110
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.