2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Michigan to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan
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Our 2023 rankings named Davenport University the most popular school in Michigan for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 922 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $20,964 to cover tuition and fees at Davenport University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,404 in student loans. Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 91% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,085 students in 2020-2021.
Baker College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,420. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $36,699 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Michigan. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Midland, Michigan, and it awarded 833 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwood does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $30,520. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,941 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
Around 70% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 1,172 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In-state students pay an average of $12,322 in tuition and fees if they attend UM Flint full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $24,058. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $31,408 in student loans. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Northern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. This medium-sized public school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 1,197 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Northern Michigan University is $13,206. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $18,828. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Northern Michigan University accumulate an average of $23,896 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree programs. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 3,744 students in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Central Michigan, expect to pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,288 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Walsh College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Troy, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 276 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Walsh, expect to pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,166 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Since Walsh is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,747 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students from Michigan who attend WMU full time pay an average of $13,434 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $16,768. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,986 in student loans. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rochester University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. RU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 217 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,839 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Around 85% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Cleary University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Cleary University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Howell, Michigan that handed out 100 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you want to attend Cleary College, expect to pay an average of $22,230 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,738 in student loans. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Cleary College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Siena Heights University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in Adrian, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 642 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Siena Heights University does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $28,502. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,551 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Livonia, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 685 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Madonna accumulate an average of $31,350 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Olivet College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree programs. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Olivet, Michigan, and it awarded 189 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $31,104 to cover tuition and fees at Olivet. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $29,060 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 53% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bay Mills Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. BMCC is located in Brimley, Michigan and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
BMCC does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $3,320. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 85% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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