The Best Value Colleges in Michigan by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2022
These are the Michigan schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Michigan ranking goes to University of Michigan with a 90th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $17,832 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020/2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2020/2021 academic year.
College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
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#1 University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Public Not For Profit |
$17,832 | 90 | 98 |
#2 University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Private Not For Profit |
$18,376 | 68 | 88 |
#3 Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Public Not For Profit |
$17,356 | 69 | 87 |
#4 Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Public Not For Profit |
$16,655 | 69 | 82 |
#5 Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$22,850 | 67 | 77 |
#6 Calvin CollegeGrand Rapids, Private Not For Profit |
$26,482 | 66 | 75 |
#7 Kettering UniversityFlint, Private Not For Profit |
$34,713 | 67 | 53 |
#8 Hope CollegeHolland, Private Not For Profit |
$30,320 | 65 | 49 |