2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Michigan for Students from Bahamas

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there are so many options available for international students. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Bahamian Students in Michigan ranking.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across Michigan to determine which were the best for Bahamian students in Michigan. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

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Top Value Colleges in Michigan for Students from Bahamas

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

$31,782 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

23.4% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named Andrews University the best affordable school for Bahamian students in Michigan working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 347 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 23.4% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as South Korea, Canada, and Brazil come to Andrews to study. International students at Andrews can expect to pay, on average, about $31,782 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $29,630 per year.

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2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

$41,290 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

9.1% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9,450 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergraduates.

Around 9.1% of the total student population at the school is international. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Michigan State to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at Michigan State is about $41,290 a year, on average. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $38,638 per year.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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.