Highest ROI College Degrees in Michigan

Top 20 college + major combinations in Michigan ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost
1	University of Detroit Mercy Grad rate: 70.5%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,113,162	$201,665	$40,069	Full ROI →
2	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.	+$3,047,770	$197,723	$33,345	Full ROI →
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.	+$2,652,010	$177,935	$33,345	Full ROI →
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Law.	+$2,117,470	$151,208	$33,345	Full ROI →
5	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Computer Engineering.	+$2,079,310	$149,300	$33,345	Full ROI →
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$2,069,010	$148,785	$33,345	Full ROI →
7	University of Detroit Mercy Grad rate: 70.5%	Dentistry.	+$1,930,142	$142,514	$40,069	Full ROI →
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Dentistry.	+$1,838,770	$137,273	$33,345	Full ROI →
9	Michigan State University Grad rate: 81.9%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$1,754,744	$132,790	$30,528	Full ROI →
10	Ferris State University Grad rate: 48.6%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,592,588	$124,236	$26,066	Full ROI →
11	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,571,830	$123,926	$33,345	Full ROI →
12	University of Michigan-Dearborn Grad rate: 56.3%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$1,544,170	$121,452	$22,435	Full ROI →
13	University of Michigan-Flint Grad rate: 45.5%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,511,822	$119,924	$23,329	Full ROI →
14	Wayne State University Grad rate: 58.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,500,832	$119,721	$26,794	Full ROI →
15	Kettering University Grad rate: 70.0%	Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.	+$1,472,140	$121,468	$58,610	Full ROI →
16	Wayne State University Grad rate: 58.3%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,462,224	$120,470	$26,794	Full ROI →
17	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Systems Engineering.	+$1,422,610	$116,465	$33,345	Full ROI →
18	Central Michigan University Grad rate: 61.8%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$1,394,560	$114,375	$26,470	Full ROI →
19	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$1,354,520	$117,745	$33,345	Full ROI →
20	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.	+$1,354,320	$116,385	$33,345	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.