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After Baker College of Muskegon: graduation, pay and debt

The typical student earns $35,833 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $25,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$35.8k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$25k
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,619
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,389
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,833
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
44%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$25,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$16,753
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$19,244
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$11,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
40%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
0.5%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 7, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers