Colleges
Colleges in Michigan
156 colleges and universities in Michigan that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Michigan, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Michigan-Dearborn (8.5×), Ferris State University (7.2×), University of Michigan-Flint (7.0×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 40,922 | $21,322 | 80% | $74,168 | $20,000 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 34,177 | $14,362 | 93% | $92,832 | $18,515 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 18,854 | $16,495 | 65% | $60,120 | $22,500 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Public | 15,587 | $11,212 | 60% | $59,525 | $19,500 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren | Public | 13,876 | — | 16% | $44,976 | $5,453 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public | 12,748 | $5,190 | 21% | $40,666 | $9,593 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 12,568 | $13,902 | 59% | $57,828 | $25,000 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 12,351 | $11,815 | 58% | $63,565 | $20,500 |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public | 10,698 | $3,357 | 20% | $43,741 | $8,750 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 10,055 | $16,628 | 46% | $55,390 | $24,738 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public | 10,035 | $17,201 | 59% | $59,879 | $25,000 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public | 8,643 | $317 | 17% | $37,939 | $13,662 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | 8,207 | $5,292 | 24% | $44,318 | $12,060 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public | 8,106 | $8,402 | 44% | $60,457 | $19,500 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public | 7,816 | $3,143 | 29% | $45,076 | $15,051 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public | 7,511 | $9,329 | 20% | $45,652 | $10,500 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Public | 7,423 | $5,268 | 24% | $34,732 | $15,068 |
| Delta College | University Center | Public | 6,573 | $7,911 | 26% | $41,641 | $11,797 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Public | 6,556 | $12,759 | 54% | $51,936 | $19,500 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | Public | 5,989 | $12,147 | 51% | $55,838 | $23,706 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Public | 5,955 | $13,446 | 70% | $84,681 | $23,000 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | Public | 5,952 | $7,863 | 61% | $66,897 | $18,750 |
| Mott Community College | Flint | Public | 5,251 | $9,438 | 29% | $37,337 | $10,500 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public | 4,997 | $2,461 | 25% | $43,182 | $13,335 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | Public | 4,411 | $8,320 | 43% | $58,635 | $21,875 |
| Jackson College | Jackson | Public | 3,422 | $9,797 | 32% | $41,146 | $13,000 |
| Hope College | Holland | Private nonprofit | 3,288 | $26,392 | 78% | $65,961 | $23,250 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | Private nonprofit | 3,193 | $21,122 | 77% | $60,411 | $19,500 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids | Private nonprofit | 3,134 | $17,623 | 53% | $52,260 | $24,702 |
| Baker College | Owosso | Private nonprofit | 3,026 | $10,115 | 46% | $41,297 | $25,500 |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Public | 2,971 | $4,975 | 26% | $42,219 | $15,676 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public | 2,813 | $3,926 | 21% | $44,186 | $14,750 |
| Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Public | 2,760 | $3,531 | 30% | $41,245 | $9,000 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | Private nonprofit | 2,438 | $13,469 | 74% | $74,106 | $20,103 |
| St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Public | 2,138 | $10,902 | 38% | $44,222 | $11,962 |
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Public | 2,105 | $5,404 | 26% | $39,602 | $9,000 |
| Mid Michigan College | Harrison | Public | 2,098 | $5,846 | 27% | $41,584 | $13,281 |
| Northwood University | Midland | Private nonprofit | 1,974 | $25,908 | 64% | $68,112 | $19,500 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield | Private nonprofit | 1,668 | $33,466 | 60% | $78,800 | $27,000 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | Private nonprofit | 1,632 | $14,792 | 54% | $60,349 | $23,092 |
| Adrian College | Adrian | Private nonprofit | 1,604 | $31,986 | 51% | $56,860 | $27,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale | Private nonprofit | 1,573 | — | 89% | — | — |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Public | 1,435 | $4,044 | 27% | $44,146 | $12,346 |
| Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | Public | 1,431 | $6,613 | 36% | $42,389 | $11,000 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Canton | Canton | Private for-profit | 1,417 | $21,072 | 64% | $67,972 | $12,000 |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | Public | 1,325 | $9,782 | 50% | $55,573 | $20,500 |
| Albion College | Albion | Private nonprofit | 1,300 | $14,673 | 57% | $64,083 | $27,000 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | Private nonprofit | 1,298 | $18,028 | 62% | $52,119 | $23,627 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit | Private nonprofit | 1,230 | $32,332 | 55% | $54,082 | $25,000 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | Private nonprofit | 1,224 | $29,164 | 71% | $59,582 | $24,500 |
| Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | Public | 1,223 | $9,028 | 26% | $41,973 | $12,651 |
| Kettering University | Flint | Private nonprofit | 1,205 | $29,797 | 74% | $96,136 | $24,500 |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo | Private nonprofit | 1,149 | $20,784 | 74% | $66,766 | $25,000 |
| Alma College | Alma | Private nonprofit | 1,148 | $24,918 | 68% | $59,874 | $27,000 |
| Montcalm Community College | Sidney | Public | 1,122 | $7,371 | 44% | $41,939 | $16,250 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | Private nonprofit | 1,083 | $19,678 | 56% | $53,667 | $20,000 |
| Kirtland Community College | Grayling | Public | 1,023 | $5,522 | 32% | $40,672 | $14,342 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | Private nonprofit | 1,010 | $19,227 | 62% | $56,715 | $25,000 |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Public | 942 | $9,006 | 35% | $40,014 | $10,625 |
| The University of Olivet | Olivet | Private nonprofit | 892 | $19,506 | 37% | $54,181 | $26,000 |
| Rochester Christian University | Rochester Hills | Private nonprofit | 792 | $18,100 | 42% | $50,729 | $25,000 |
| West Shore Community College | Scottville | Public | 782 | $4,598 | 25% | $41,749 | $9,714 |
| Douglas J Aveda Institute | East Lansing | Private for-profit | 777 | $26,605 | 88% | $31,314 | $7,917 |
| Northwestern Technological Institute | Southfield | Private for-profit | 746 | $32,063 | 70% | $43,136 | $9,500 |
| Cleary University | Howell | Private nonprofit | 738 | $19,651 | 68% | $64,883 | $10,502 |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | Public | 732 | $3,238 | 43% | $42,395 | $9,000 |
| Grace Christian University | Wyoming | Private nonprofit | 716 | $17,500 | 37% | $41,951 | $26,750 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Private nonprofit | 702 | $29,819 | 48% | $61,992 | $24,656 |
| Bay Mills Community College | Brimley | Public | 662 | $7,903 | 32% | $35,881 | — |
| Dorsey College | Madison Heights | Private for-profit | 643 | $28,466 | 51% | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | Troy | Private for-profit | 629 | — | — | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Centreville | Public | 600 | $5,737 | 53% | $45,456 | $10,666 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | Southfield | Private for-profit | 594 | $32,556 | — | $41,223 | $28,791 |
| Gogebic Community College | Ironwood | Public | 511 | $6,623 | 46% | $42,905 | $9,450 |
| Walsh College | Troy | Private nonprofit | 445 | — | — | $73,717 | $15,696 |
| Dorsey College-Roseville | Roseville | Private for-profit | 437 | $26,455 | 44% | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn | Detroit | Private for-profit | 430 | $27,365 | 33% | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North | Grand Rapids | Private for-profit | 387 | $21,413 | 61% | $34,908 | $8,994 |
| Irene's Myomassology Institute | Southfield | Private for-profit | 285 | $33,012 | 19% | $27,160 | $7,389 |
| Twin City Beauty College | Saint Joseph | Private for-profit | 274 | $18,882 | 42% | $30,533 | $7,616 |
| L'esprit Academy | Canton | Private for-profit | 266 | $22,825 | 90% | $32,015 | $6,365 |
| Empire Beauty School-Michigan | Grand Rapids | Private for-profit | 259 | $16,817 | 63% | $30,336 | $9,833 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Warren | Warren | Private for-profit | 237 | $21,546 | 52% | $35,078 | $8,996 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy | Troy | Private for-profit | 230 | $18,778 | 69% | $29,850 | $6,333 |
| David Pressley School of Cosmetology | Royal Oak | Private for-profit | 225 | $18,437 | 81% | $31,858 | $6,500 |
| Dorsey College-Woodhaven | Woodhaven | Private for-profit | 223 | $26,818 | 24% | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | Private nonprofit | 197 | $18,057 | 32% | $36,738 | $16,739 |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | Private for-profit | 197 | $16,562 | 91% | $22,495 | $6,333 |
| Dorsey College-Wayne | Wayne | Private for-profit | 196 | $30,333 | 37% | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Dorsey College-Saginaw | Saginaw | Private for-profit | 183 | $31,042 | 57% | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | Detroit | Private nonprofit | 178 | — | 0% | $55,980 | — |
| Dorsey School of Beauty | Taylor | Private for-profit | 164 | $28,100 | 56% | $22,538 | $16,496 |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Mount Pleasant | Public | 164 | $11,994 | 25% | $36,649 | — |
| Kuyper College | Grand Rapids | Private nonprofit | 145 | $24,540 | 67% | $43,326 | $20,780 |
| Abcott Institute | Southfield | Private for-profit | 142 | $46,242 | 100% | $31,755 | $13,000 |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | LAnse | Public | 139 | $6,039 | 38% | $29,217 | — |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan | Sterling Heights | Private for-profit | 136 | $26,897 | 91% | $17,963 | $7,992 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing | Lansing | Private for-profit | 135 | $22,318 | 64% | $34,908 | $8,994 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood | Kentwood | Private for-profit | 134 | $21,816 | 61% | $34,908 | $8,994 |
| DSDT | Detroit | Private for-profit | 132 | $32,737 | 88% | — | $6,333 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park | Roosevelt Park | Private for-profit | 130 | $21,518 | 68% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | Detroit | Private for-profit | 124 | $13,629 | 83% | $47,104 | $14,750 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Portage | Portage | Private for-profit | 124 | $21,508 | 66% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| Michigan Career and Technical Institute | Plainwell | Public | 118 | $13,118 | 33% | $33,472 | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Flint | Flint | Private for-profit | 116 | $22,256 | 42% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills | Farmington Hills | Private for-profit | 99 | $19,885 | 57% | — | $9,833 |
| Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc | Bay City | Private for-profit | 97 | $5,413 | 85% | $22,801 | — |
| Nuvo College of Cosmetology | Norton Shores | Private for-profit | 96 | $16,001 | 48% | $25,290 | $7,500 |
| Carnegie Institute | Troy | Private for-profit | 93 | $15,864 | 67% | $47,886 | $11,389 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Canton | Canton | Private for-profit | 92 | $21,202 | 56% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| P&A Scholars Beauty School | Detroit | Private for-profit | 90 | $12,962 | 74% | $25,010 | $11,875 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids | Kentwood | Private for-profit | 86 | $21,767 | 92% | — | $9,833 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw | Saginaw | Private for-profit | 84 | $20,796 | 63% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| The Salon Professional Academy of Holland | Holland | Private for-profit | 82 | $15,683 | 95% | — | — |
| Dorsey College-Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Private for-profit | 82 | — | — | $32,417 | $13,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | Oak Park | Private nonprofit | 75 | $4,695 | 80% | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor | Taylor | Private for-profit | 75 | $21,914 | 54% | $35,078 | $8,996 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes | Port Huron | Private for-profit | 75 | $18,215 | 83% | $30,325 | $8,466 |
| Protege Academy | East Lansing | Private for-profit | 72 | $12,822 | 76% | $25,254 | $9,833 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe | Monroe | Private for-profit | 70 | $13,390 | 74% | $29,732 | $6,082 |
| Mosley School of Cosmetology | Kentwood | Private for-profit | 62 | $20,652 | — | — | — |
| Metro Detroit Barber College | Detroit | Private nonprofit | 59 | $15,600 | 100% | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Midland | Midland | Private for-profit | 57 | $21,631 | 92% | $35,056 | $8,996 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School | Southgate | Private for-profit | 57 | $16,972 | 81% | $33,575 | $10,556 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Davison | Davison | Private for-profit | 53 | $22,067 | 79% | $35,056 | $8,996 |
| Motion Picture Institute | Troy | Private for-profit | 53 | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Private for-profit | 51 | $22,585 | 48% | $35,056 | $8,996 |
| French Academy of Cosmetology | Spring Lake | Private for-profit | 51 | $13,805 | 100% | $31,302 | — |
| M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | Private for-profit | 50 | $6,091 | 86% | $25,195 | $8,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | Private for-profit | 50 | $22,008 | 69% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | Private for-profit | 49 | — | 75% | $23,102 | $6,333 |
| Marketti Academy of Cosmetology | Waterford | Private for-profit | 45 | $15,423 | 85% | $36,065 | — |
| Protege Academy | Mt. Pleasant | Private for-profit | 44 | $10,347 | 67% | $25,254 | $9,833 |
| Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology | Cadillac | Private for-profit | 43 | $16,818 | 33% | $27,262 | — |
| Brighton Institute of Cosmetology | Brighton | Private for-profit | 43 | $20,148 | 83% | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton | Brighton | Private for-profit | 39 | $20,544 | 71% | $35,056 | $8,996 |
| Creative Hair School of Cosmetology | Flint | Private for-profit | 38 | $11,384 | 40% | — | $16,500 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron | Port Huron | Private for-profit | 38 | $21,671 | 73% | $33,943 | $8,994 |
| Port Huron Cosmetology College | Waterford | Private for-profit | 37 | $14,866 | 60% | $34,628 | — |
| School of Missionary Aviation Technology | Ionia | Private nonprofit | 36 | $11,004 | 97% | $65,600 | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore | New Baltimore | Private for-profit | 33 | $19,427 | 77% | $35,078 | $8,996 |
| Dymond Designs Beauty School | Detroit | Private for-profit | 28 | $21,721 | 71% | — | $7,917 |
| Hillsdale Beauty College | Hillsdale | Private for-profit | 26 | $15,814 | 89% | $29,621 | — |
| Marine Trades Institute | Cedarville | Private nonprofit | 26 | $22,806 | 89% | — | — |
| Sharp's Academy of Hairstyling | Grand Blanc | Private for-profit | 16 | — | — | $29,961 | — |
| Southwest Michigan Beauty School | Sturgis | Private for-profit | 14 | $19,966 | 88% | — | — |
| Ecumenical Theological Seminary | Detroit | Private nonprofit | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage | Port Huron | Private for-profit | 10 | — | — | $25,614 | — |
| Calvin Theological Seminary | Grand Rapids | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michigan School of Psychology | Farmington Hills | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art | Bloomfield Hills | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas M Cooley Law School | Lansing | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western Theological Seminary | Holland | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | Kalamazoo | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northpoint College | Wyoming | Private nonprofit | — | $21,526 | — | — | — |
| Charm Beauty School | Dearborn Heights | Private for-profit | — | $20,993 | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
