College ROI in Michigan

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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42Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$57,449Median observed year-5 earnings

$17,124Median annual net price

−49%Median modeled 10-year ROI

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Michigan's everyday prices are 3.8% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices: 96.2
Housing: 82.3
Utilities: 100.2

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

42 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Kettering UniversityFlint · Private nonprofit+79%2Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton · Public+72%3Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy · Private for-profit+72%4University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor · Public+71%5Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield · Private nonprofit+32%6University of Detroit MercyDetroit · Private nonprofit+21%7University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn · Public+9%8Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing · Public+2%9Cleary UniversityHowell · Private nonprofit−11%10Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids · Public−17%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1University of Michigan-FlintFlint · Public8.6×2Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids · Public7.3×3University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn · Public7.2×4Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City · Public7.2×5Oakland UniversityRochester Hills · Public6.8×6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor · Public6.4×7Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton · Public6.0×8Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center · Public5.3×9Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs · Private nonprofit4.9×10Wayne State UniversityDetroit · Public4.9×

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Michigan median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Douglas J Aveda InstituteEast Lansing · Private for-profit$6,333median federal debt83%college completion 2Alpena Community CollegeAlpena · Public$9,024median federal debt52%college completion 3Northwestern Technological InstituteSouthfield · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt72%college completion 4Universal Technical Institute-CantonCanton · Private for-profit$12,801median federal debt64%college completion 5Dorsey CollegeMadison Heights · Private for-profit$13,000median federal debt54%college completion 6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor · Public$19,500median federal debt93%college completion 7Northwood UniversityMidland · Private nonprofit$20,842median federal debt63%college completion 8Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy · Private for-profit$20,919median federal debt100%college completion 9Wayne State UniversityDetroit · Public$21,250median federal debt58%college completion 10Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette · Public$21,474median federal debt52%college completion

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.

ALL COLLEGES IN MI

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172 matching colleges · page 1 of 7

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Kettering UniversityFlint · Private nonprofit$102,107$34,660$27,000+79%Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton · Public$85,800$14,182$24,990+72%Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy · Private for-profit$95,339$28,045$20,919+72%University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor · Public$84,656$13,138$19,500+71%Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield · Private nonprofit$86,111$32,918$27,000+32%University of Detroit MercyDetroit · Private nonprofit$74,074$15,232$23,250+21%University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn · Public$68,752$9,492$22,500+9%Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing · Public$71,282$19,680$23,250+2%Cleary UniversityHowell · Private nonprofit$69,007$22,143$19,500−11%Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids · Public$62,890$8,624$21,000−17%Oakland UniversityRochester Hills · Public$61,905$9,120$22,750−22%Wayne State UniversityDetroit · Public$62,306$12,766$21,250−25%University of Michigan-FlintFlint · Public$60,426$7,007$25,000−26%Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs · Private nonprofit$61,290$12,547$26,000−29%Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit · Private nonprofit$60,531$11,916Not available−32%Northwood UniversityMidland · Private nonprofit$63,925$27,232$20,842−34%Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids · Private nonprofit$60,637$17,707$26,000−38%Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor · Private nonprofit$63,710$32,811$25,750−40%Madonna UniversityLivonia · Private nonprofit$59,769$17,755$23,000−41%Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo · Public$59,173$15,273$26,188−41%Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie · Public$57,223$12,822$23,250−47%Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center · Public$56,681$10,775$25,000−48%Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant · Public$57,741$17,597$27,000−49%Albion CollegeAlbion · Private nonprofit$56,909$14,301$27,000−50%Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo · Private nonprofit$57,449$19,072$26,077−51%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Michigan, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.