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How Well Is Michigan State University Ranked?

2023 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Michigan State University was awarded 1,897 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other pharmacology and toxicology.

Overall Quality

Michigan State landed the #88 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Michigan State held the #157 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Michigan State is also ranked #2 out of 57 schools in Michigan.

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How Much Money Do Michigan State Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Michigan State with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $61,101 in their early years. That's great news for Michigan State students since it is 44% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.