The Best Value Colleges in Michigan by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2021
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 91st percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $17,357 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 2019/2020 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Public Not For Profit |
$17,357 | 91 | 98 |
#2 University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Private Not For Profit |
$18,338 | 70 | 90 |
#3 Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Public Not For Profit |
$17,814 | 68 | 84 |
#4 Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Public Not For Profit |
$16,579 | 70 | 82 |
#5 Calvin CollegeGrand Rapids, Private Not For Profit |
$27,952 | 66 | 65 |