Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Michigan
72 schools in Michigan teach this, at certificate or associate level. 27 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,907 at Bay de Noc Community College.
What this work pays in Michigan
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Michigan earn a median of $70,550 a year across 2,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $31,907 (42 grads) | 83 |
| Macomb Community College Warren | Associate's degree | $6,000 | $29,970 (322 grads) | 1,219 |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | Associate's degree | $9,224 | $29,359 (321 grads) | 727 |
| Kirtland Community College Grayling | Associate's degree | $8,308 | $27,822 (35 grads) | 68 |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | Associate's degree | $11,041 | $27,681 (39 grads) | 164 |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $26,933 (247 grads) | 661 |
| Delta College University Center | Associate's degree | $8,750 | $26,408 (155 grads) | 412 |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $25,967 (43 grads) | 434 |
| Wayne County Community College District Detroit | Associate's degree | $11,157 | $25,396 (244 grads) | 732 |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | Associate's degree | $13,785 | $24,421 (66 grads) | 371 |
| Kellogg Community College Battle Creek | Associate's degree | $13,250 | $23,649 (62 grads) | 203 |
| North Central Michigan College Petoskey | Associate's degree | $10,812 | $23,600 (77 grads) | 128 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,340 (105 grads) | 472 |
| Mott Community College Flint | Associate's degree | $12,752 | $22,977 (181 grads) | 461 |
| Lansing Community College Lansing | Associate's degree | $10,350 | $22,666 (80 grads) | 415 |
| St Clair County Community College Port Huron | Associate's degree | $7,133 | $21,660 (110 grads) | 551 |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette | Associate's degree | $11,816 | $21,052 (22 grads) | 103 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | Associate's degree | $10,062 | $21,004 (100 grads) | 381 |
| Montcalm Community College Sidney | Associate's degree | $11,177 | $20,921 (36 grads) | 88 |
| West Shore Community College Scottville | Associate's degree | $6,365 | $20,140 (39 grads) | 80 |
| Muskegon Community College Muskegon | Associate's degree | $6,500 | $19,929 (60 grads) | 321 |
| Mid Michigan College Harrison | Associate's degree | $10,000 | $19,749 (45 grads) | 91 |
| Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac | Associate's degree | $7,942 | $19,531 (66 grads) | 83 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $19,358 (37 grads) | 360 |
| Glen Oaks Community College Centreville | Associate's degree | — | $19,227 (28 grads) | 102 |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor | Associate's degree | $14,500 | $18,154 (22 grads) | 148 |
| Alpena Community College Alpena | Associate's degree | — | $17,489 (21 grads) | 23 |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | Associate's degree | $19,719 | not published | 16 |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | Undergraduate certificate | $9,744 | not published | 19 |
| Jackson College Jackson | Associate's degree | $11,923 | not published | 247 |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie | Associate's degree | $16,523 | not published | 34 |
| Mid Michigan College Harrison | Undergraduate certificate | $10,474 | not published | — |
| Montcalm Community College Sidney | Undergraduate certificate | $12,375 | not published | 75 |
| Adrian College Adrian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Andrews University Berrien Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Aquinas College Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Baker College Owosso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| Bay Mills Community College Brimley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Bay Mills Community College Brimley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Calvin University Grand Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cornerstone University Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Delta College University Center | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Glen Oaks Community College Centreville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gogebic Community College Ironwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Grace Christian University Wyoming | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Great Lakes Christian College Lansing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Jackson College Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College LAnse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Kuyper College Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lansing Community College Lansing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 63 |
| Lawrence Technological University Southfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Macomb Community College Warren | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Madonna University Livonia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Michigan Technological University Houghton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mott Community College Flint | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 91 |
| Rochester Christian University Rochester Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Siena Heights University Adrian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1,257 |
| Wayne County Community College District Detroit | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 219 |
| West Shore Community College Scottville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.