Eastern Michigan University's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Eastern 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 Eastern Michigan University students is 48.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 51.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 43.6%.

48.2%

asian 62.5% 40 students
African American 35.4% 233 students
white 53.2% 924 students
unknown 36.8% 7 students
hispanic 44.1% 79 students
International Students 73.3% 22 students
Mixed Race 44.2% 65 students

Drop Out

Eastern Michigan University has an overall drop-out rate of 48.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 52.7% and 45.6% respectively.

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

48.4%

asian 31.2% 20 students
African American 61.8% 407 students
white 43.5% 756 students
unknown 57.9% 11 students
hispanic 50.8% 91 students
International Students 26.7% 8 students
Mixed Race 52.4% 77 students

Still Enrolled

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

3.4%

asian 6.2% 4 students
African American 2.9% 19 students
white 3.3% 58 students
hispanic 5.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 3.4% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$61,034	$67,101	$78,068
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$62,313	$69,338	$74,479
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$61,218	$67,436
Construction Management	$63,660	$63,997	$65,596
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$65,000	$62,409	$64,700
Science, Technology and Society	$54,309	$58,673	$62,126
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$43,978	$51,273	$54,755
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,194	$50,856	$51,996
Mathematics	NA	$41,937	$51,607
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$51,857	$50,184
Business/Commerce, General	$45,558	$42,682	$49,907
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$27,151	$41,025	$48,971
Accounting and Related Services	$45,158	$44,170	$47,623
Marketing	$41,201	$42,338	$46,604
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$46,112	$46,790	$46,261
Criminology	$35,159	$38,505	$45,304
Chemistry	$38,708	$37,208	$45,149
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$32,830	$37,054	$43,971
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$35,779	$36,401	$42,540
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$32,922	$35,416	$42,393
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$38,878	$38,092	$42,241
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	NA	$31,133	$40,260
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$34,111	$29,549	$40,217
Hospitality Administration/Management	$34,583	$35,213	$40,072
English Language and Literature, General	$26,306	$30,228	$38,437
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$37,031	$34,918	$38,240
Special Education and Teaching	$39,379	$37,568	$38,079
Social Work	$30,254	$30,554	$37,772
Biology, General	$31,551	$27,091	$37,550
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,257	$35,721	$37,360
Communication and Media Studies	$33,216	$32,315	$37,092
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$25,891	$29,413	$36,085
Political Science and Government	$27,205	$25,194	$33,596
Sociology	$31,326	$29,064	$32,876
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$31,524	$29,685	$32,354
Psychology, General	$28,005	$26,836	$32,181
History	$27,453	NA	$32,025
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,290	$26,353	$31,551
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$21,380	$21,703	$31,068
Journalism	$27,367	$29,322	$30,804
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$22,046	$21,508	$24,461
Public Health	$31,401	NA	NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$57,379	$57,318	NA
International Business	$44,117	$42,682	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$33,993	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$28,598	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$30,353	$26,353	NA
Communications Technology/Technician	NA	$38,289	NA
Graphic Communications	$25,302	$25,194	NA
Computer Science	$58,700	$62,209	NA
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NA	$65,332	NA
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	NA	$67,101	NA
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$64,898	$69,338	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	NA	$25,194	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$30,771	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$29,262	NA	NA
Legal Support Services	NA	$34,847	NA
Philosophy	NA	$25,194	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$27,513	NA	NA
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	NA	$46,478	NA
Public Administration	NA	$35,060	NA
Anthropology	NA	$21,234	NA
Economics	$42,719	$26,353	NA
Air Transportation	$45,160	$47,260	NA
Design and Applied Arts	NA	$35,060	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$76,154	$73,949	$70,947
Human Resources Management and Services	$62,705	$59,425	$68,573
Accounting and Related Services	$57,397	$56,415	$63,891
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$48,555	$54,192	$63,676
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$58,502	$61,516	$61,207
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,944	$66,077	$60,459
Social Work	$45,133	$47,871	$50,204
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$45,862	$47,650	$49,941
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,163	$45,696	$49,297
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$35,138	$42,682	$47,888
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,480	$50,231	$47,758
Special Education and Teaching	$48,020	$46,757	$47,658
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,030	$42,495	$43,711
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,209	$44,468	$42,570
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$35,221	$38,289	$42,273
Historic Preservation and Conservation	$33,929	$38,289	$36,553
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$103,317	$103,078	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$103,909	NA	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$38,750	NA	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	NA	$66,915	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$42,682	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	NA	$46,478	NA
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	NA	$95,739	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$79,284	NA
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	NA	$48,432	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$50,112	$39,009	NA
Public Administration	$53,862	$56,811	NA

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$38,745	$37,568	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$51,273	NA

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