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Highest earning associate's registered nursing programs in Michigan
Michigan registered nursing 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 | Jackson College | Jackson | Public, 4-year | $75,953 | 38 |
| 2 | Mid Michigan College | Harrison | Public, 2-year | $75,513 | 40 |
| 3 | Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public, 4-year | $74,889 | 156 |
| 4 | Mott Community College | Flint | Public, 2-year | $73,034 | 135 |
| 5 | Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Public, 2-year | $71,432 | 56 |
| 6 | Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public, 4-year | $71,268 | 200 |
| 7 | Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public, 2-year | $70,145 | 120 |
| 8 | Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public, 2-year | $69,764 | 103 |
| 9 | Macomb Community College | Warren | Public, 2-year | $69,619 | 102 |
| 10 | St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Public, 2-year | $69,590 | 137 |
| 11 | Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Public, 2-year | $69,336 | 69 |
| 12 | Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public, 2-year | $69,093 | 200 |
| 13 | Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public, 2-year | $68,856 | 138 |
| 14 | Montcalm Community College | Sidney | Public, 2-year | $68,396 | 74 |
| 15 | Delta College | University Center | Public, 2-year | $67,922 | 167 |
| 16 | Kirtland Community College | Grayling | Public, 2-year | $67,468 | 87 |
| 17 | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public, 2-year | $66,602 | 76 |
| 18 | Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Public, 2-year | $65,793 | 105 |
| 19 | North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Public, 2-year | $65,070 | 43 |
| 20 | Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public, 4-year | $64,122 | 61 |
| 21 | Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | Public, 2-year | $64,034 | 51 |
| 22 | Gogebic Community College | Ironwood | Public, 2-year | $62,485 | 55 |
| 23 | Ross Medical Education Center | Brighton | For-profit, under 2-year | $61,959 | 40 |
| 24 | Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | Public, 2-year | $57,430 | 73 |
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.