Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Great Lakes Region

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Great Lakes Region, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: our Great Lakes grouping. Included states / district: IL IN MI OH WI. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 174 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana12.58×86%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 2Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana8.45×73%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 3Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana7.95×72%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 4University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan7.60×70%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 5Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan6.43×88%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan6.37×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 7Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan6.35×91%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 8University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan6.28×56%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 9University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois6.26×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 10University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois6.18×4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 11Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana6.03×84%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 12University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois5.81×86%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 13Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana5.80×67%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 14University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois5.65×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 15Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan5.51×92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 16Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois5.35×84%—$11k$59k57%3,0969 mi 17Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana5.19×84%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 18Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois5.14×90%1002$12k$60k55%2,5619 mi 19Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana4.96×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 20University of St FrancisJoliet, Illinois4.92×65%1141$13k$64k67%1,22332 mi 21Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio4.88×——$11k$55k25%2,043164 mi 22Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan4.82×72%1052$11k$52k48%5,98912 mi 23Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana4.73×76%1139$12k$55k54%13,830139 mi 24Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois4.72×48%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 25University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan4.66×75%1134$15k$71k67%2,4388 mi 26Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois4.48×55%1311$18k$83k75%2,8331 mi 27Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana4.45×81%—$11k$48k43%6,188149 mi 28University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin4.34×75%1090$12k$51k40%2,8442 mi 29Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois4.32×70%—$13k$58k49%11,30153 mi 30University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin4.25×45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 31Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan4.24×82%1150$13k$53k72%1,22411 mi 32Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan4.19×81%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 33Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois4.19×71%—$13k$54k45%4,410186 mi 34Albion CollegeAlbion, Michigan4.11×81%—$14k$59k62%1,30074 mi 35Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois4.07×65%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 36University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin4.06×93%1090$12k$50k42%1,8071 mi 37Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois4.02×87%1055$13k$53k62%8,494288 mi 38Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin3.97×59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 39University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin3.93×89%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 40Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana3.92×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 41University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin3.91×86%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 42University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin3.88×87%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 43Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois3.88×71%1096$17k$66k67%4,01529 mi 44University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin3.87×82%1150$14k$54k57%4,205131 mi 45University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin3.85×89%1190$16k$62k56%5,837132 mi 46Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan3.83×——$13k$49k51%1,3256 mi 47Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin3.82×67%1190$15k$58k71%2,52317 mi 48Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois3.78×98%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 49University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana3.73×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 50University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin3.72×76%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 51Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois3.70×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 52University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin3.66×91%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 53National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois3.62×95%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 54University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin3.57×92%1150$15k$52k51%7,30675 mi 55Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana3.55×——$17k$60k35%6,656105 mi 56University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin3.54×82%1220$17k$59k64%8,895127 mi 57Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio3.53×91%—$15k$52k51%8,9691 mi 58North Park UniversityChicago, Illinois3.51×69%—$17k$60k58%1,8183 mi 59Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan3.51×85%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 60Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio3.48×61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 61Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana3.48×84%1100$13k$46k36%5,48495 mi 62Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana3.47×86%1160$15k$52k62%13,988131 mi 63Chicago State UniversityChicago, Illinois3.47×43%—$12k$43k15%1,3844 mi 64Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan3.44×83%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 65Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan3.44×75%1280$19k$66k76%1,14936 mi 66Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan3.42×85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 67Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, Indiana3.40×89%1178$19k$63k70%2,08314 mi 68Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan3.36×80%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 mi 69Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan3.36×69%954$17k$58k39%1,49530 mi 70Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan3.34×84%—$14k$47k52%6,5561 mi 71University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio3.34×60%1081$14k$47k52%9,05232 mi 72Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan3.33×63%980$18k$59k60%1,63216 mi 73University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin3.32×88%1150$17k$58k55%5,842126 mi 74Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Ohio3.31×74%1252$24k$81k75%2,48962 mi 75Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio3.25×84%1120$13k$42k50%7,96154 mi 76Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio3.21×96%—$15k$50k42%6,762128 mi 77Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois3.20×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 78Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan3.18×90%1091$18k$56k59%10,03543 mi 79DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana3.17×57%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 80Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois3.12×81%1076$19k$59k60%3,97438 mi 81Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, Ohio3.12×59%1183$17k$52k56%1,129183 mi 82Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois3.06×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 83University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana3.04×96%981$18k$55k55%1,56794 mi 84Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan2.98×90%1025$17k$50k65%1,08330 mi 85Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, Ohio2.95×72%1179$19k$55k53%1,215113 mi 86Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois2.94×77%—$23k$67k76%3,574130 mi 87University of ToledoToledo, Ohio2.94×92%1235$17k$51k57%9,7709 mi 88Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois2.93×93%—$18k$54k36%1,3239 mi 89Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, Ohio2.92×71%1193$20k$60k59%1,39047 mi 90University of EvansvilleEvansville, Indiana2.91×78%—$18k$54k64%1,539253 mi 91Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois2.90×83%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 92North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois2.86×77%1213$21k$60k64%2,42828 mi 93Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois2.84×95%—$22k$63k50%1,94226 mi 94Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio2.77×85%1220$19k$53k68%2,15790 mi 95Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois2.77×63%1165$23k$63k73%2,490150 mi 96Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, Ohio2.75×——$14k$40k48%2,247186 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.