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Best Colleges in Michigan (2026)

175 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.

175

Colleges

$39,120

Avg Earnings (10yr)

$16,317

Avg Net Price

77%

Avg Admit Rate

55%

Avg Grad Rate

State Overview

Michigan is home to 175 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Kettering University leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $39,120 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Michigan offers diverse options across all price points.

Quick Facts — Michigan Colleges

Highest Earning

Kettering University

$94,823median earnings

Most Selective

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

16%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

School of Missionary Aviation Technology

95%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

Henry Ford College

$660avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in Michigan by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Kettering University

Flint·Private Nonprofit

Admit

79%

Net Price

$34,660

Grad Rate

71%

Earnings

$94,823

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor·Public

Admit

16%

Net Price

$13,138

Grad Rate

93%

Earnings

$83,648

Michigan Technological University

Houghton·Public

Admit

92%

Net Price

$14,182

Grad Rate

68%

Earnings

$78,198

Walsh College

Troy·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$72,081

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit·Private Nonprofit

Admit

75%

Net Price

$15,232

Grad Rate

68%

Earnings

$71,030

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield·Private Nonprofit

Admit

56%

Net Price

$32,918

Grad Rate

62%

Earnings

$69,151

Michigan State University

East Lansing·Public

Admit

85%

Net Price

$19,680

Grad Rate

81%

Earnings

$67,253

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo·Private Nonprofit

Admit

75%

Net Price

$19,072

Grad Rate

79%

Earnings

$65,590

Thomas M Cooley Law School

Lansing·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$63,450

Northwood University

Midland·Private Nonprofit

Admit

65%

Net Price

$27,232

Grad Rate

62%

Earnings

$63,075

Most Affordable Colleges in Michigan

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePublic

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

$660/ yr avg net

14% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

West Shore Community College

Scottville, MI

$1,527/ yr avg net

29% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePublic

Macomb Community College

Warren, MI

$1,618/ yr avg net

17% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

Schoolcraft Community College District

Livonia, MI

$2,260/ yr avg net

17% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Kalamazoo, MI

$2,979/ yr avg net

25% grad rate

Popular Majors

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All Colleges in Michigan

All 175 accredited institutions. Click column headers to sort.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Abcott Institute	Southfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$27,679	40%	$33,151
Adrian College	Adrian	Private Nonprofit	73%	$25,368	52%	$55,504
Albion College	Albion	Private Nonprofit	81%	$14,301	59%	$58,799
Alma College	Alma	Private Nonprofit	57%	$20,694	63%	$54,742
Alpena Community College	Alpena	Public	N/A	$3,320	51%	$36,442
Andrews University	Berrien Springs	Private Nonprofit	82%	$12,547	69%	$53,187
Aquinas College	Grand Rapids	Private Nonprofit	90%	$16,626	64%	$49,584
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield	Southfield	Private For-Profit	100%	$38,786	N/A	$34,657
Baker College	Owosso	Private Nonprofit	82%	$13,157	33%	$35,833
Baker College - Royal Oak Campus	Royal Oak	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35,833
Baker College of Cadillac	Cadillac	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35,833
Baker College of Jackson	Jackson	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35,833
Baker College of Muskegon	Muskegon	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35,833
Bay de Noc Community College	Escanaba	Public	N/A	$11,949	27%	$35,090
Bay Mills Community College	Brimley	Public	N/A	$3,073	30%	$30,048
Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc	Bay City	Private For-Profit	N/A	$7,507	76%	$24,471
Brighton Institute of Cosmetology	Brighton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,810	96%	N/A
Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology	Cadillac	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,394	N/A	$16,514
Calvin Theological Seminary	Grand Rapids	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calvin University	Grand Rapids	Private Nonprofit	71%	$22,992	76%	$58,375
Calvin University - Handlon Campus	Ionia	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$58,375
Carnegie Institute	Troy	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,042	84%	$38,244
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	Public	90%	$17,597	60%	$55,874
Chamberlain University-Michigan	Troy	Private For-Profit	86%	$28,045	N/A	$92,405
Cleary University	Howell	Private Nonprofit	68%	$22,143	41%	$54,186
College for Creative Studies	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	92%	$34,617	70%	$44,860
Concordia University Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	Private Nonprofit	69%	$32,811	49%	$56,075
Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids	Private Nonprofit	78%	$20,301	62%	$47,314
Cranbrook Academy of Art	Bloomfield Hills	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Creative Hair School of Cosmetology	Flint	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,344	46%	N/A
D&S School of Cosmetology	Waterford	Private For-Profit	N/A	$9,386	N/A	N/A
Davenport University	Grand Rapids	Private Nonprofit	98%	$17,707	53%	$45,099
Davenport University - Detroit	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
Davenport University - Wayne CCCD	Belleville	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
Davenport University-Kalamazoo Location	Kalamazoo	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
Davenport University-Lansing Location	Lansing	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
Davenport University-Midland Location	Midland	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
Davenport University-Traverse City Location	Traverse City	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
Davenport University-Warren Location	Warren	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,099
David Pressley School of Cosmetology	Royal Oak	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,598	84%	$22,973
Delta College	University Center	Public	N/A	$4,547	21%	$37,781
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver	Riverview	Private For-Profit	100%	$17,687	N/A	$26,702
Dorsey College	Madison Heights	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,525	48%	$29,392
Dorsey College-Dearborn	Detroit	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,615	31%	$29,392
Dorsey College-Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	Private For-Profit	N/A	$28,062	N/A	$29,392
Dorsey College-Roseville	Roseville	Private For-Profit	N/A	$29,232	33%	$29,392
Dorsey College-Saginaw	Saginaw	Private For-Profit	N/A	$31,424	57%	$29,392
Dorsey College-Wayne	Wayne	Private For-Profit	N/A	$31,930	36%	$29,392
Dorsey College-Woodhaven	Woodhaven	Private For-Profit	N/A	$30,698	49%	$29,392
Dorsey School of Beauty	Taylor	Private For-Profit	N/A	$30,126	52%	$13,256
Douglas J Aveda Institute	East Lansing	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,357	76%	$26,849
DSDT	Detroit	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	48%	N/A
Dymond Designs Beauty School	Detroit	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,563	N/A	N/A
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti	Public	80%	$15,407	46%	$51,793
Ecumenical Theological Seminary	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Elevate Salon Institute	Royal Oak	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,409	83%	$16,853
Elevate Salon Institute	Utica	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16,853
Empire Beauty School-Michigan	Grand Rapids	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,021	59%	$22,377
Ferris State University	Big Rapids	Public	91%	$8,624	47%	$54,735
French Academy of Cosmetology	Spring Lake	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,806	90%	$22,797
Glen Oaks Community College	Centreville	Public	N/A	$8,918	40%	$37,540
Gogebic Community College	Ironwood	Public	N/A	$5,397	34%	$40,950
Grace Christian University	Wyoming	Private Nonprofit	99%	$12,404	46%	$41,663
Grand Rapids Community College	Grand Rapids	Public	N/A	$8,621	20%	$38,377
Grand Valley State University	Allendale	Public	83%	$16,317	68%	$56,118
Great Lakes Boat Building School	Cedarville	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$25,522	N/A	N/A
Great Lakes Christian College	Lansing	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$15,524	31%	$31,053
Henry Ford College	Dearborn	Public	N/A	$660	14%	$34,795
Hillsdale Beauty College	Hillsdale	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,015	64%	$17,793
Hillsdale College	Hillsdale	Private Nonprofit	21%	N/A	87%	N/A
Hope College	Holland	Private Nonprofit	79%	$27,182	81%	$58,427
Irene's Myomassology Institute	Southfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$32,665	31%	$26,551
Jackson College	Jackson	Public	N/A	$7,761	17%	$36,898
Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo	Private Nonprofit	75%	$19,072	79%	$65,590
Kalamazoo Valley Community College	Kalamazoo	Public	N/A	$2,979	25%	$38,618
Kellogg Community College	Battle Creek	Public	N/A	$4,858	28%	$38,329
Kettering University	Flint	Private Nonprofit	79%	$34,660	71%	$94,823
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College	LAnse	Public	N/A	$3,513	16%	$22,340
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College - Wabanung Campus	L'Anse	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22,340
Kirtland Community College	Grayling	Public	N/A	$7,456	30%	$35,831
Kuyper College	Grand Rapids	Private Nonprofit	69%	$15,644	52%	$41,066
L'esprit Academy	Canton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,279	88%	$22,440
L'esprit Academy - Southfield	Southfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22,440
Lake Michigan College	Benton Harbor	Public	N/A	$6,680	22%	$34,466
Lake Superior State University	Sault Ste Marie	Public	N/A	$12,822	54%	$49,045
Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage	Port Huron	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16,682
Lansing Community College	Lansing	Public	N/A	$5,437	24%	$39,206
Lawrence Technological University	Southfield	Private Nonprofit	56%	$32,918	62%	$69,151
M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant	Private For-Profit	N/A	$5,446	93%	$20,720
Macomb Community College	Warren	Public	N/A	$1,618	17%	$41,596
Madonna University	Livonia	Private Nonprofit	63%	$17,755	59%	$59,058
Marketti Academy of Cosmetology	Waterford	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	91%	$14,345
Metro Detroit Barber College	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$18,217	88%	N/A
Michigan Career and Technical Institute	Plainwell	Public	N/A	N/A	44%	$29,376
Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe	Monroe	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,564	75%	$22,766
Michigan College of Beauty-Troy	Troy	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,013	67%	$22,058
Michigan School of Psychology	Farmington Hills	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Michigan State University	East Lansing	Public	85%	$19,680	81%	$67,253
Michigan Technological University	Houghton	Public	92%	$14,182	68%	$78,198
Mid Michigan College	Harrison	Public	N/A	$8,370	23%	$37,319
Monroe County Community College	Monroe	Public	N/A	$4,586	33%	$41,646
Montcalm Community College	Sidney	Public	N/A	$7,280	29%	$35,499
Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School--Michigan	Plymouth	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,399
Mosley School of Cosmetology	Kentwood	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motion Picture Institute	Troy	Private For-Profit	90%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mott Community College	Flint	Public	N/A	$5,687	26%	$32,538
Muskegon Community College	Muskegon	Public	N/A	$4,005	30%	$36,549
North Central Michigan College	Petoskey	Public	N/A	$10,083	27%	$36,594
Northern Michigan University	Marquette	Public	84%	$14,085	52%	$47,107
Northwestern Michigan College	Traverse City	Public	N/A	$6,231	25%	$38,167
Northwestern Technological Institute	Southfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$34,423	74%	$41,237
Northwood University	Midland	Private Nonprofit	65%	$27,232	62%	$63,075
Nuvo College of Cosmetology	Norton Shores	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,413	34%	$18,159
Oakland Community College	Auburn Hills	Public	N/A	$5,777	19%	$37,395
Oakland University	Rochester Hills	Public	88%	$9,120	57%	$58,612
P&A Scholars Beauty School	Detroit	Private For-Profit	N/A	$10,068	70%	$20,249
Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills	Farmington Hills	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,192	71%	N/A
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids	Kentwood	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,902	71%	N/A
Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes	Port Huron	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,263	74%	$16,715
Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan	Sterling Heights	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,625	83%	$26,897
Port Huron Cosmetology College	Waterford	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	69%	$22,980
Protege Academy	Mt. Pleasant	Private For-Profit	N/A	$11,619	58%	$19,499
Protege Academy	East Lansing	Private For-Profit	N/A	$12,179	74%	$19,499
Rochester University	Rochester Hills	Private Nonprofit	98%	$21,456	43%	$48,707
Ross College-Grand Rapids North	Grand Rapids	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,033	56%	$30,072
Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,250	61%	$29,898
Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek	Battle Creek	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,440	66%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton	Brighton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,607	65%	$29,898
Ross Medical Education Center-Canton	Canton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,556	55%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Davison	Davison	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,616	68%	$29,898
Ross Medical Education Center-Flint	Flint	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,996	60%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood	Kentwood	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,071	61%	$30,072
Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing	Lansing	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,501	64%	$30,072
Ross Medical Education Center-Midland	Midland	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,817	77%	$29,898
Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore	New Baltimore	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,604	84%	$30,481
Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron	Port Huron	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,659	76%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Portage	Portage	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,920	61%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park	Roosevelt Park	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,544	70%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw	Saginaw	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,831	57%	$30,060
Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor	Taylor	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,987	63%	$30,481
Ross Medical Education Center-Warren	Warren	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,427	56%	$30,481
Sacred Heart Major Seminary	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	100%	$11,916	N/A	$49,295
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College	Mount Pleasant	Public	N/A	$11,949	N/A	N/A
Saginaw Valley State University	University Center	Public	72%	$10,775	51%	$51,955
School of Missionary Aviation Technology	Ionia	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$17,511	95%	N/A
Schoolcraft Community College District	Livonia	Public	N/A	$2,260	17%	$42,722
Sharp's Academy of Hairstyling	Grand Blanc	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16,266
Siena Heights University	Adrian	Private Nonprofit	69%	$17,124	45%	$57,529
Southwest Michigan Beauty School	Sturgis	Private For-Profit	N/A	$20,671	N/A	N/A
Southwestern Michigan College	Dowagiac	Public	N/A	$5,978	32%	$37,303
Spring Arbor University	Spring Arbor	Private Nonprofit	52%	$19,353	61%	$51,732
St Clair County Community College	Port Huron	Public	N/A	$5,571	33%	$40,177
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School	Southgate	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,242	74%	$36,048
The Salon Professional Academy of Holland	Holland	Private For-Profit	N/A	$14,387	82%	N/A
The Michigan Barber School	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$7,558	39%	$25,106
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek	Battle Creek	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,073	N/A	$21,504
The University of Olivet	Olivet	Private Nonprofit	83%	$21,393	36%	$47,907
Thomas M Cooley Law School	Lansing	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$63,450
Twin City Beauty College	Saint Joseph	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,125	46%	$23,043
U.S. Truck Driver Training School	Sterling Heights	Private For-Profit	N/A	$21,684	94%	N/A
Universal Technical Institute-Canton	Canton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,985	64%	$62,575
University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit	Private Nonprofit	75%	$15,232	68%	$71,030
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	Public	16%	$13,138	93%	$83,648
University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn	Public	56%	$9,492	57%	$59,649
University of Michigan-Flint	Flint	Public	70%	$7,007	42%	$53,230
Walsh College	Troy	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$72,081
Washtenaw Community College	Ann Arbor	Public	N/A	$3,249	31%	$39,449
Wayne County Community College District	Detroit	Public	N/A	$7,656	23%	$29,079
Wayne State University	Detroit	Public	81%	$12,766	58%	$53,493
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty	Kalamazoo	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	92%	N/A
West Shore Community College	Scottville	Public	N/A	$1,527	29%	$36,115
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo	Public	85%	$15,273	58%	$53,562
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Kalamazoo	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Theological Seminary	Holland	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit	Oak Park	Private Nonprofit	90%	$11,746	40%	N/A

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