What colleges in Michigan actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Michigan college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 138
- in Michigan with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $24,362
- a year, across the 138 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $15,624
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 135 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abcott Institute | Southfield | $33,361 | $27,442Under $30,000 |
| Adrian College | Adrian | $56,003 | $19,542Under $30,000 |
| Albion College | Albion | $69,986 | $10,036Under $30,000 |
| Alma College | Alma | $63,650 | $17,162Under $30,000 |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | $12,246 | $590Under $30,000 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | $45,218 | $13,406Under $30,000 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | $51,652 | $10,725Under $30,000 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | Southfield | $42,280 | $36,842Under $30,000 |
| Baker College | Owosso | $24,526 | $11,976Under $30,000 |
| Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | $19,020 | $9,204Under $30,000 |
| Bay Mills Community College | Brimley | $12,043 | $1,549Under $30,000 |
| Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc | Bay City | $10,882 | $7,513Under $30,000 |
| Brighton Institute of Cosmetology | Brighton | $22,153 | $20,810Under $30,000 |
| Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology | Cadillac | $24,789 | $17,394Under $30,000 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | $54,222 | $19,281Under $30,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | Troy | $21,852 | $14,198$30,000–$48,000 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | $30,681 | $12,185Under $30,000 |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | Troy | $33,910 | $27,832Under $30,000 |
| Cleary University | Howell | $39,718 | $18,046Under $30,000 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit | $66,014 | $30,267Under $30,000 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $51,853 | $28,829Under $30,000 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | $42,043 | $20,177Under $30,000 |
| Creative Hair School of Cosmetology | Flint | $20,622 | $14,344Under $30,000 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids | $37,319 | $16,700Under $30,000 |
| David Pressley School of Cosmetology | Royal Oak | $27,120 | $19,631Under $30,000 |
| Delta College | University Center | $13,541 | $2,819Under $30,000 |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | Detroit | $26,841 | $17,687Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College | Madison Heights | $34,227 | $28,326Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn | Detroit | $30,532 | $25,486Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College-Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | $32,076 | $28,098Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College-Roseville | Roseville | $33,929 | $29,216Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College-Saginaw | Saginaw | $36,916 | $31,302Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College-Wayne | Wayne | $36,763 | $31,774Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey College-Woodhaven | Woodhaven | $35,532 | $30,379Under $30,000 |
| Dorsey School of Beauty | Taylor | $35,330 | $29,862Under $30,000 |
| Douglas J Aveda Institute | East Lansing | $28,849 | $22,881Under $30,000 |
| Dymond Designs Beauty School | Detroit | $26,299 | $16,563Under $30,000 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | $29,640 | $13,250Under $30,000 |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | $22,646 | $19,409Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Michigan | Grand Rapids | $21,747 | $16,158Under $30,000 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | $27,048 | $2,556Under $30,000 |
| French Academy of Cosmetology | Spring Lake | $15,806 | $15,806Under $30,000 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Centreville | $17,124 | $5,282Under $30,000 |
| Gogebic Community College | Ironwood | $14,456 | $2,212Under $30,000 |
| Grace Christian University | Wyoming | $26,166 | $9,538Under $30,000 |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | $15,658 | $7,373Under $30,000 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | $28,367 | $12,272Under $30,000 |
| Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | $30,311 | $12,510Under $30,000 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | $11,784 | $46Under $30,000 |
| Hillsdale Beauty College | Hillsdale | $18,230 | $13,342$30,000–$48,000 |
| Hope College | Holland | $55,646 | $17,606Under $30,000 |
| Irene's Myomassology Institute | Southfield | $36,282 | $32,314Under $30,000 |
| Jackson College | Jackson | $18,708 | $5,227Under $30,000 |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo | $74,208 | $12,019Under $30,000 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | $11,386 | $1,290Under $30,000 |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | $12,420 | $1,924Under $30,000 |
| Kettering University | Flint | $61,250 | $24,910Under $30,000 |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | LAnse | $14,424 | $3,248Under $30,000 |
| Kirtland Community College | Grayling | $15,990 | $7,396Under $30,000 |
| Kuyper College | Grand Rapids | $38,366 | $14,024Under $30,000 |
| L'esprit Academy | Canton | $26,150 | $21,711Under $30,000 |
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | $15,917 | $5,580Under $30,000 |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | $27,154 | $3,516Under $30,000 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | $13,013 | $4,961Under $30,000 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield | $58,166 | $25,980Under $30,000 |
| M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | $12,883 | $4,824Under $30,000 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren | $11,912 | $0aid covered the full costUnder $30,000 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | $41,038 | $14,759Under $30,000 |
| Marine Trades Institute | Cedarville | $37,249 | $21,494Under $30,000 |
| Metro Detroit Barber College | Detroit | $24,506 | $17,111Under $30,000 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe | Monroe | $14,924 | $12,309Under $30,000 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy | Troy | $21,863 | $18,075Under $30,000 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | $32,198 | $7,068Under $30,000 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | $34,152 | $2,045Under $30,000 |
| Mid Michigan College | Harrison | $17,703 | $7,338Under $30,000 |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | $10,465 | $2,974Under $30,000 |
| Montcalm Community College | Sidney | $12,702 | $7,280Under $30,000 |
| Mott Community College | Flint | $15,460 | $3,748Under $30,000 |
| Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | $12,178 | $3,708Under $30,000 |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | $19,219 | $9,819Under $30,000 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | $27,841 | $7,697Under $30,000 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | $13,753 | $5,237Under $30,000 |
| Northwestern Technological Institute | Southfield | $39,066 | $34,098Under $30,000 |
| Northwood University | Midland | $48,780 | $25,700Under $30,000 |
| Nuvo College of Cosmetology | Norton Shores | $23,615 | $18,223Under $30,000 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | $12,353 | $3,590Under $30,000 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | $25,182 | $4,422Under $30,000 |
| P&A Scholars Beauty School | Detroit | $17,445 | $10,068Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills | Farmington Hills | $25,315 | $20,192Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids | Kentwood | $26,674 | $22,902Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes | Port Huron | $20,725 | $16,914Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan | Sterling Heights | $20,712 | $12,625Under $30,000 |
| Protege Academy | East Lansing | $16,164 | $12,179Under $30,000 |
| Protege Academy | Mt. Pleasant | $15,988 | $11,619Under $30,000 |
| Rochester Christian University | Rochester Hills | $41,787 | $18,463Under $30,000 |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North | Grand Rapids | $24,414 | $19,911Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $24,170 | $20,238Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | $24,788 | $20,616Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton | Brighton | $24,356 | $20,319Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Canton | Canton | $22,783 | $18,227Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Davison | Davison | $23,494 | $18,805Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Flint | Flint | $23,094 | $18,987Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood | Kentwood | $23,475 | $18,173Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing | Lansing | $24,292 | $19,444Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Midland | Midland | $23,852 | $19,817Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore | New Baltimore | $24,410 | $19,189Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron | Port Huron | $23,651 | $19,445Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Portage | Portage | $24,397 | $19,996Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park | Roosevelt Park | $24,239 | $19,394Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw | Saginaw | $23,617 | $18,747Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor | Taylor | $23,918 | $19,710Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Warren | Warren | $23,940 | $19,314Under $30,000 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | Detroit | $41,915 | $11,916Under $30,000 |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Mount Pleasant | $19,424 | $11,949Under $30,000 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | $24,936 | $9,844Under $30,000 |
| School of Missionary Aviation Technology | Ionia | $19,695 | $17,240Under $30,000 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | $12,048 | $1,083Under $30,000 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | $44,449 | $15,624Under $30,000 |
| Southwest Michigan Beauty School | Sturgis | $24,368 | $20,671Under $30,000 |
| Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | $15,589 | $5,134Under $30,000 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | $44,703 | $14,530Under $30,000 |
| St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | $14,391 | $3,849Under $30,000 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School | Southgate | $23,455 | $17,496Under $30,000 |
| The Salon Professional Academy of Holland | Holland | $17,938 | $10,560Under $30,000 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | $22,922 | $19,225Under $30,000 |
| The University of Olivet | Olivet | $47,069 | $19,656Under $30,000 |
| Twin City Beauty College | Saint Joseph | $22,507 | $16,745Under $30,000 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Canton | Canton | $29,172 | $20,490Under $30,000 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | $42,211 | $13,088Under $30,000 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | $34,654 | $1,043Under $30,000 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | $24,040 | $7,211Under $30,000 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | $20,915 | $1,517Under $30,000 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | $11,826 | $1,940Under $30,000 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | $15,401 | $7,641Under $30,000 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | $27,350 | $11,090Under $30,000 |
| West Shore Community College | Scottville | $10,637 | $0aid covered the full costUnder $30,000 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | $29,237 | $5,263Under $30,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | Oak Park | $19,682 | $10,082$30,000–$48,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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