Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in Michigan
Michigan liberal arts programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public, 2-year | $37,347 | 430 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public, 2-year | $33,777 | 588 |
| 3 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public, 2-year | $33,055 | 252 |
| 4 | Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Public, 2-year | $32,616 | 41 |
| 5 | Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Public, 2-year | $30,703 | 69 |
| 6 | Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Public, 2-year | $30,539 | 64 |
| 7 | St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Public, 2-year | $30,002 | 180 |
| 8 | Mott Community College | Flint | Public, 2-year | $29,958 | 263 |
| 9 | Macomb Community College | Warren | Public, 2-year | $29,791 | 203 |
| 10 | Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public, 4-year | $29,158 | 136 |
| 11 | Delta College | University Center | Public, 2-year | $28,721 | 182 |
| 12 | Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public, 4-year | $28,706 | 118 |
| 13 | Montcalm Community College | Sidney | Public, 2-year | $28,150 | 42 |
| 14 | Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public, 2-year | $27,926 | 95 |
| 15 | Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public, 4-year | $27,790 | 110 |
| 16 | Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public, 2-year | $27,643 | 65 |
| 17 | Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Public, 2-year | $27,362 | 98 |
| 18 | Mid Michigan College | Harrison | Public, 2-year | $27,136 | 43 |
| 19 | Jackson College | Jackson | Public, 4-year | $26,696 | 124 |
| 20 | West Shore Community College | Scottville | Public, 2-year | $25,852 | 39 |
| 21 | Kirtland Community College | Grayling | Public, 2-year | $25,088 | 36 |
| 22 | Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | Public, 2-year | $22,272 | 84 |
| 23 | Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Public, 2-year | $21,526 | 30 |
| 24 | North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Public, 2-year | $20,834 | 61 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.