Best ROI Colleges in Michigan
25 schools ranked by median earnings divided by average net price — the schools where the math actually works. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Earnings ÷ Net Price | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Ford College Dearborn · public | 52.7× | $660 | 22.4% | $34,795 | — |
| 2 | Macomb Community College Warren · community | 25.7× | $1,618 | 16.6% | $41,596 | — |
| 3 | West Shore Community College Scottville · community | 23.7× | $1,527 | 28.0% | $36,115 | — |
| 4 | Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia · public | 18.9× | $2,260 | 21.3% | $42,722 | — |
| 5 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo · community | 13.0× | $2,979 | 21.5% | $38,618 | — |
| 6 | Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor · community | 12.1× | $3,249 | 31.1% | $39,449 | — |
| 7 | Alpena Community College Alpena · public | 11.0× | $3,320 | 50.4% | $36,442 | — |
| 8 | Bay Mills Community College Brimley · public | 9.8× | $3,073 | 34.8% | $30,048 | — |
| 9 | Muskegon Community College Muskegon · community | 9.1× | $4,005 | 20.9% | $36,549 | — |
| 10 | Monroe County Community College Monroe · community | 9.1× | $4,586 | 23.6% | $41,646 | — |
| 11 | Delta College University Center · community | 8.3× | $4,547 | 23.8% | $37,781 | — |
| 12 | Kellogg Community College Battle Creek · community | 7.9× | $4,858 | 15.2% | $38,329 | — |
| 13 | University of Michigan-Flint Flint · public | 7.6× | $7,007 | 50.3% | $53,230 | 70.5% |
| 14 | Gogebic Community College Ironwood · community | 7.6× | $5,397 | 34.7% | $40,950 | — |
| 15 | St Clair County Community College Port Huron · community | 7.2× | $5,571 | 30.8% | $40,177 | — |
| 16 | Lansing Community College Lansing · community | 7.2× | $5,437 | 19.2% | $39,206 | — |
| 17 | Oakland Community College Auburn Hills · community | 6.5× | $5,777 | 31.6% | $37,395 | — |
| 18 | Oakland University Rochester Hills · public | 6.4× | $9,120 | 60.9% | $58,612 | 87.8% |
| 19 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor · public | 6.4× | $13,138 | 93.7% | $83,648 | 15.6% |
| 20 | Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College LAnse · public | 6.4× | $3,513 | 17.3% | $22,340 | — |
| 21 | Ferris State University Big Rapids · public | 6.3× | $8,624 | 59.9% | $54,735 | 91.4% |
| 22 | University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn · public | 6.3× | $9,492 | 60.0% | $59,649 | 55.6% |
| 23 | Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac · community | 6.2× | $5,978 | 30.4% | $37,303 | — |
| 24 | Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City · public | 6.1× | $6,231 | 32.0% | $38,167 | — |
| 25 | Mott Community College Flint · community | 5.7× | $5,687 | 21.3% | $32,538 | — |
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