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Most affordable colleges in Michigan

Michigan has 76 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in Michigan

21 public universities in Michigan report net price data, ranging from $738 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $15,144. Michigan's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Henry Ford College

$738 net price

78% receive grant aid

Alpena Community College

$4,091 net price

78% receive grant aid

Bay Mills Community College

$5,698 net price

100% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in Michigan

28 private colleges in Michigan report net price data, ranging from $6,162 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $22,600. Michigan's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit

$6,162 net price

81% receive grant aid

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

$10,371 net price

50% receive grant aid

Grace Christian University

$14,127 net price

93% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in Michigan

2 for-profit colleges in Michigan report net price data, ranging from $26,870 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $29,931. Michigan's for-profit colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Chamberlain University-Michigan

$26,870 net price

100% receive grant aid

Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield

$32,991 net price

83% receive grant aid

Most affordable community colleges in Michigan

25 community colleges in Michigan report net price data, ranging from $1,840 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $6,367. Michigan's community colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College

$1,840 net price

88% receive grant aid

Lansing Community College

$3,031 net price

51% receive grant aid

West Shore Community College

$3,164 net price

96% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.