NMU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Northern Michigan University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Northern Michigan University students is 49.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 52.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 45.2%.

49.4%

asian 40.0% 2 students
African American 35.0% 14 students
white 50.7% 583 students
unknown 51.3% 20 students
hispanic 40.7% 22 students
International Students 66.7% 16 students
Mixed Race 43.4% 33 students

Drop Out

Northern Michigan University has an overall drop-out rate of 48.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 51.9% and 45.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

48.5%

asian 60.0% 3 students
African American 65.0% 26 students
white 47.0% 540 students
unknown 43.6% 17 students
hispanic 59.3% 32 students
International Students 33.3% 8 students
Mixed Race 55.3% 42 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.1%

white 2.3% 26 students
unknown 5.1% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Engineering Technologies	$64,628	$72,796	$79,136
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	NA	$56,415	$58,726
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$57,371	$56,776	$57,709
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,975	$46,087	$51,392
Marketing	$38,045	$34,793	$47,951
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$48,424	$44,635	$46,290
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,823	$38,649	$45,786
Economics	NA	$34,420	$40,771
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$30,483	$34,526	$40,148
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,631	$33,993	$39,508
Accounting and Related Services	$41,261	$44,189	$38,820
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$31,542	$36,437	$38,623
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NA	$33,993	$38,540
Biology, General	$24,325	$31,828	$37,376
Communication and Media Studies	$29,901	$33,281	$36,499
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$27,374	$27,862	$35,801
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$24,055	$23,842	$35,275
Social Work	$30,522	$30,119	$34,587
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	NA	$25,194	$31,045
Zoology/Animal Biology	$17,593	$24,532	$31,008
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$27,559	$26,739	$30,646
Hospitality Administration/Management	$24,202	$28,816	$30,593
History	$22,625	$22,420	$30,489
Fine and Studio Arts	$22,445	$23,262	$30,298
Political Science and Government	$30,176	$21,781	$28,707
Psychology, General	$30,831	$29,685	$27,440
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$21,896	$22,424	$24,150
English Language and Literature, General	$20,926	$18,619	$23,060
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$37,208	NA
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	NA	$28,019	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$51,163	$50,439	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$37,856	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$24,035	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$30,225	$33,993	NA
Mathematics	NA	$35,640	NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$22,932	$26,353	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$17,481	NA
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$24,288	$25,194	NA
Chemistry	NA	$38,289	NA
Sociology	NA	$22,766	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$26,353	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$25,194	NA
Research and Experimental Psychology	NA	$20,140	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$47,668	$53,358	$55,574
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,293	$38,529	$44,324
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$28,212	$35,037
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$43,240	NA
Public Administration	$49,902	$36,995	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$33,993	NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$42,015	$40,089	$42,504
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies	$41,023	$37,748	$41,810
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$14,693	$21,052	$26,433
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	NA	$32,925	NA
Business/Commerce, General	NA	$20,140	NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$26,933	NA

Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers	$46,384	$47,846	$59,593
Precision Metal Working	$28,419	$39,009	$40,776
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services	$13,992	$19,045	NA
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	$30,465	$33,216	NA

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