14 MI Colleges Among 500 ‘That Shine’ With Top Salaries For Grads: Forbes

Fourteen Michigan colleges are among 500 "that shine," according to Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Top Colleges released Wednesday.

Forbes said its ranking “showcases 500 colleges that produce successful, high-earning and influential graduates from all economic backgrounds, with less student debt.”

Despite the “financial and cultural war on higher education” waged by the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans, “American colleges are still delivering gold-standard undergraduate education,” Forbes said.

Forbes considered 14 metrics to determine the top 500 that offer the best educational, financial and career outcomes.

In Michigan, colleges that shine are:

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Overall ranking: 21
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $22,005
Average debt: $9,814
Median 20-year salary: $142,100

Michigan State University

Overall ranking: 79
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $8,147
Average debt: $9,086
Median 20-year salary: $122,500

Kalamazoo College

Overall ranking: 153
Type: Private
Average grant aid: $45,123
Average debt: $6,421
Median 20-year salary: $131,700

Kettering University

Overall ranking: 218
Type: Private
Average grant aid: $24,994
Average debt: $12,995
Median 20-year salary: $148,100

Michigan Technological University

Overall ranking: 250
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $16,889
Average debt: $8,896
Median 20-year salary: $139,300

Calvin University

Overall ranking: 251
Type: Private
Average grant aid: $27,189
Average debt: $7,956
Median 20-year salary: $114,300

Wayne State University

Overall ranking: 264
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $10,862
Average debt: $6,336
Median 20-year salary: $106,600

Hope College

Overall ranking: 265
Type: Private
Average grant aid: $23,633
Average debt: $8,476
Median 20-year salary: $111,200

University of Detroit Mercy

Overall ranking: 282
Type: Private
Average grant aid: $22,230
Average debt: $7,134
Median 20-year salary: $111,000

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Overall ranking: 291
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $9,552
Average debt: $6,030
Median 20-year salary: $121,100

Oakland University

Overall ranking: 384
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $9,641
Average debt: $5,928
Median 20-year salary: $112,900

Grand Valley State University

Overall ranking: 417
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $8,925
Average debt: $6,868
Median 20-year salary: $101,500

Western Michigan University

Overall ranking: 417
Type: Public
Average grant aid: $8,925
Average debt: $6,868
Median 20-year salary: $101,500

Albion College

Overall ranking: 469
Type: Private
Average grant aid: $50,344
Average debt: $6,919
Median 20-year salary: $126,300

For more information on where other colleges in Michigan and elsewhere were ranked, go to Forbes.

Forbes’ Top 10 schools are:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts)
2. Columbia University (New York)
3. Princeton University (New Jersey)
4. Stanford University (California)
5. University of California-Berkeley
6. Harvard University (Massachusetts)
7. Williams College (Massachusetts)
8. Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
9. Yale University (Connecticut)
10. University of Pennsylvania

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