Program Payoff

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan. 41 certificate and associate programs, public. 41 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Michigan.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $47,846 (45) $76,270
Electricians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $17,500 $40,089 (27) $76,420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $39,009 (22) $46,120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $37,748 (20) $64,250
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $17,500 $33,216 (19) $39,570
Nursing Assistants
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $32,925 (12) $60,850
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $26,933 (13) $64,720
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $11,816 $21,052 (22) $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $20,140 (12) $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate $9,833 $19,045 (15) $34,820
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree $14,000 not published $48,520
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $12,000 not published $37,080
Security Guards
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $11,000 not published $54,120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other Associate's degree not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $76,420
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $39,870
Medical Assistants
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree not published $39,870
Medical Assistants
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $47,580
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $99,530
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $44,820
Office Clerks, General
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $125,570
Software Developers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $58,330
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $74,800
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $45,310
Interpreters and Translators
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $66,030
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $37,940
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Geography and Cartography Undergraduate certificate not published $134,260
Managers, All Other
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $49,380
Community Health Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $60,850
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,250
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $81,810
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,990
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Insurance Associate's degree not published $61,900
Insurance Sales Agents
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $98,140
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations Associate's degree not published $98,140
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $62,170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $70,550
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $46,120
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Undergraduate certificate not published $94,300
Registered Nurses
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $54,120
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"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.