2021 Best Affordable Colleges in Michigan for Students from Ecuador

When it comes to choosing a college, international students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Ecuadorian Students in Michigan ranking.

After analyzing 2 schools in Michigan, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Ecuadorian 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 Ecuador

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

$41,290 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

9.1% International Students

Michigan State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value school for Ecuadorian students in Michigan. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 9,450 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 9.1% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as China, South Korea, and India come to Michigan State to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at Michigan State runs, on average, about $41,290. 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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2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

$55,097 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

13.9% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 in this year’s ranking. This large public school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 9,144 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 13.9% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at U-M come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at U-M is about $55,097 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $50,464 a year in average tuition and fees.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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.