Baker College Overview

Located in Owosso, Michigan, Baker College is a private not-for-profit institution. Owosso is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Baker College Known For?

• Students at Baker College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Baker College is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 11% of the faculty were full-time.

Baker College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Baker College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Culinary Arts Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#73	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Baker College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Best Value Colleges for Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician	College Factual
#10	Best Culinary Arts Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#15	Best Personal & Culinary Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#29	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Baker College?

Contact details for Baker College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1020 S Washington St, Owosso, MI 48867
Phone:	989-729-3500
Website:	www.baker.edu

How Do I Get Into Baker College?

You can apply to Baker College online at: www.baker.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Baker College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Baker College?

With an acceptance rate of 54%, Baker College does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 26% of accepted students are men and 74% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Can I Afford Baker College?

The overall average net price of Baker College is $18,610. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Baker College, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,122 a year. That adds up to $24,488 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Baker College is 8.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Baker College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,680 undergraduate students at Baker College, with 2,170 being full-time and 3,510 being part-time.

There are also 348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,170 full-time undergraduates at Baker College, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Baker College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	40
Black or African American	131
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	1,709
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	189

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Baker College. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Baker College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Ethiopia.

Online Learning at Baker College

In 2019-2020, 4,159 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Baker College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Baker College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Baker College was $10,160 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Baker College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Communications Technologies & Support	#1	#1
Graphic Communications	#1	#1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#4	#1
Computer Programming	#4	#4
Computer Science	#7	#7
General Education	#7	#1
Other Homeland Security	#25	#10
Communication & Journalism	#30	#6
Finance & Financial Management	#31	#1
Management Information Systems	#31	#7
Information Technology	#31	#1
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	#37	#1
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#40	#4
Human Resource Management	#40	#4
Accounting	#43	#10
Marketing	#61	#13

Online Growth Rankings of Baker College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Baker College was -13.6%. This is the #2,031 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Baker College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Baker College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	43%
Computer Programming	57%
General Psychology	36%
Human Resource Management	21%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	8%
Liberal Arts General Studies	8%
Marketing	32%
Psychology	38%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Baker College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Baker College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Homeland Security	#29
Data Processing	#35
Graphic Communications	#37
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#49
Communications Technologies & Support	#49
Computer Science	#99
Management Information Systems	#158
Computer Programming	#159
Computer Software & Applications	#165
Finance & Financial Management	#193
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#215
Marketing	#311
Human Resource Management	#369
Information Technology	#370
Communication & Journalism	#373
General Psychology	#376
General Business/Commerce	#412

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Baker College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	57	0	230	0	26	5	318
Nursing	0	27	0	221	0	1	0	249
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	38	0	85	0	15	0	138
Information Technology	0	24	0	83	2	6	0	115
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	85	26	0	0	0	0	111
Allied Health Professions	0	98	0	6	0	0	0	104
Human Development & Family Studies	0	6	0	84	0	0	0	90
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	19	0	61	0	80
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	54	0	16	0	70
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	35	0	30	0	0	0	65
Accounting	0	12	0	34	0	6	0	52
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	11	0	39	0	0	0	50
General Psychology	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	47
Dental Support Services	0	38	6	0	0	0	0	44
Culinary Arts	0	41	1	0	0	0	0	42
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	7	34	0	0	0	0	41
Computer Programming	0	2	0	33	0	0	0	35
Marketing	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
Computer Science	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	19	3	0	0	22
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	15
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	11	0	2	0	13
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Design & Applied Arts	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	8
Precision Metal Working	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Legal Support Services	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	5
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
General Education	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Industrial Production Technology	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Construction Management	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Graphic Communications	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Data Processing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
American Sign Language	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	6	514	68	1,085	5	163	5	1,846

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.