Nursing Schools in Michigan: All 111 Approved Programs & NCLEX Pass Rates
Michigan has 89 schools running 111 board-approved nursing programs — 77 RN-track and 34 PN/LPN-track. The average 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate across Michigan programs is 85.2%, 1.3 points below the national average of 86.5%. Every row below comes straight from the state board of nursing's published approved-program list — not self-reported school marketing.
Best Nursing Schools in Michigan by NCLEX Pass Rate
Top RN programs ranked by 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, among programs with a published 2025 rate. Rates are one year of data — check multi-year trends before deciding.
- 1100%Escanaba · Registered Nurse Programs - Associate Degree
- 2100%Grand Rapids · Registered Nurse Programs - Associate Degree
- 3100%Grand Rapids · Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate Degree
- 498.7%Muskegon · Registered Nurse Programs - Associate Degree
- 597.9%Royal Oak · Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate Degree
- 697.2%Sidney · Registered Nurse Programs - Associate Degree
- 797.1%Mt. Pleasant · Registered Nurse Programs - Associate Degree
- 896.7%Detroit · Registered Nurse Programs - Associate Degree
- 995.7%Grand Rapids · Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate Degree
- 1095.3%Grand Rapids · Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate Degree
What Nursing School Costs in Michigan — and What Graduates Earn
Tuition, admissions and graduate-earnings figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, matched to 60 of 89 Michigan schools. Earnings are program-level — the median for graduates of that school's own nursing program, not all its alumni.
Median federal loan debt for BSN graduates in Michigan is $25,000 (18 programs). Sticker tuition is the whole school's published price, not the nursing program's alone, and it ignores aid — the number that decides whether a program pays off is what you actually pay plus the wages you give up while enrolled. Run your own numbers in the ROI calculator or read the full cost of becoming an RN.
Every Approved Nursing Program in Michigan
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111 of 111 programs · “—” = not published for that program · tuition is the school’s published in-state price for one year, before aid; grad pay is the median for that program’s own graduates, one year out
| Abcott Institute | Southfield | Practical Nursing Programs - Technical/Vocational Schools Granting CertificatesPN | $29,900program year | $21,658 | 95% |
| Alma College | Alma | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $49,552 | $78,690 | 80% |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $5,250 | — | 61.5% |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,250 | — | 73.2% |
| Alpena Community College – Oscoda | Oscoda | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | — |
| Alpena Community College – Oscoda | Oscoda | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 63.2% |
| ALR Educational Health Services | Niles | Practical Nurse Program (Removed from List of Approved Programs)PN | — | — | 66.7% |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $35,056 | $69,542 | 73.7% |
| Arizona College | Southfield | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 69.1% |
| Baker College - Cadillac | Cadillac | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $13,000 | — | 92.3% |
| Baker College - Jackson | Jackson | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $13,000 | — | 83.3% |
| Baker College - Muskegon | Muskegon | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $13,000 | — | 79.4% |
| Baker College – Owosso | Owosso | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 93.1% |
| Baker College – Royal Oak | Royal Oak | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $13,000 | — | 97.9% |
| Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $5,712 | — | 93.3% |
| Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,712 | $57,430 | 100% |
| Bay Mills Community College | Brimley | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $3,480 | — | — |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $39,350 | $73,682 | 95.7% |
| Central Michigan University | Mt. Pleasant | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $14,760 | — | — |
| Chamberlain University | Troy | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 71.1% |
| Concordia University | Ann Arbor | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 73.9% |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $23,000 | — | 90.5% |
| Davenport University - Midland | Midland | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 81.3% |
| Davenport University – Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 95.3% |
| Davenport University – Lansing | Lansing | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 83.3% |
| Davenport University – Warren | Warren | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 73.7% |
| Delta College | University Center | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,820 | $54,108 | 96.9% |
| Delta College | University Center | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,820 | $67,922 | 94.5% |
| Dorsey College - Wayne | Wayne | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $16,990 | $41,283 | 89.6% |
| Dorsey College - Wayne | Wayne | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $16,990 | — | — |
| Dorsey College – Roseville | Roseville | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $16,990 | $41,283 | 55.4% |
| Dorsey College – Saginaw | Saginaw | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $16,990 | $41,283 | 85.4% |
| Dorsey College – Saginaw | Saginaw | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $16,990 | — | — |
| Dorsey College – Woodhaven | Woodhaven | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $16,990 | $41,283 | 80% |
| Dorsey College – Woodhaven | Woodhaven | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $16,990 | — | — |
| Dorsey College- Madison Heights | Madison Heights | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | 83.2% |
| Dorsey College- Madison Heights | Madison Heights | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 50% |
| Eagle Gate College – Ann Arbor | Ypsilanti | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | — |
| Eagle Gate College – Muskegon | Muskegon | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | — |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $16,240 | $75,760 | 83.7% |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $14,778 | $74,851 | 84.8% |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Centreville | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,176 | $64,466 | 87.5% |
| Gogebic Community College - Ironwood | Ironwood | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | 100% |
| Gogebic Community College - Ironwood | Ironwood | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 93.9% |
| Gogebic Community College, Houghton | Houghton | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | 100% |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,179 | $45,946 | 96% |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,179 | $69,764 | 100% |
| Grand Valley State University | Grand Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $15,140 | $71,181 | 86.5% |
| Henry Ford Community College | Dearborn | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 80.5% |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Bingham Farms | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | 80.1% |
| Hope College, School of Nursing | Holland | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $41,970 | $72,146 | 93.2% |
| Jackson College | Jackson | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $7,350 | — | 100% |
| Jackson College | Jackson | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $7,350 | $75,953 | 89.2% |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community | Kalamazoo | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,144 | $66,602 | 82.5% |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,144 | — | 100% |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,118 | — | 91.7% |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,118 | — | 78.2% |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | L’Anse | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,000 | — | — |
| Kirtland Community College | Grayling | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,190 | $67,468 | 94.7% |
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,445 | $71,432 | 93.9% |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste. Marie | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $14,890 | $68,007 | 83.3% |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,100 | — | 94.4% |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,100 | $69,093 | 92.1% |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $44,760 | — | 85.7% |
| Macomb Community College | Mt. Clemens | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $3,660 | — | — |
| Macomb Community College | Mt. Clemens | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $3,660 | $69,619 | 90% |
| Madonna University | Livonia | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $28,440 | $73,608 | 80.3% |
| Madonna University - Southfield | Southfield | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 92.8% |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $16,458 | $75,081 | 88.3% |
| Michigan State University - Detroit | Detroit | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 75% |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $19,123 | — | 50% |
| Mid-Michigan Community College – Mt. Pleasant | Mt. Pleasant | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 97.1% |
| Mid-Michigan Community College-Harrison | Harrison | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 92.3% |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,759 | — | 100% |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,759 | $69,336 | 85.9% |
| Montcalm Community College | Sidney | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,662 | $68,396 | 97.2% |
| Mott Community College | Flint | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $6,845 | $73,034 | 93.9% |
| Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $7,250 | $60,995 | 100% |
| Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $7,250 | $65,793 | 98.7% |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $5,430 | — | 91.7% |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,430 | $65,070 | 94.7% |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $14,277 | $68,846 | 88.1% |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $5,860 | — | 100% |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,860 | $64,122 | 91.5% |
| Oakland Community College | Waterford | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $3,020 | $68,856 | 87.2% |
| Oakland University | Rochester | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $15,262 | $74,917 | 81.5% |
| PES School of Nursing Education | Grand Rapids | Practical Nursing Programs - Technical/Vocational Schools Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | — |
| Rochester University | Rochester Hills | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 85.7% |
| Saginaw Valley State | University Center | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $12,930 | $76,244 | 92.9% |
| Schoolcraft College | Livonia | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | 94.7% |
| Schoolcraft College | Livonia | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 83.6% |
| Serenity Health Training Institute | Southfield | Practical Nurse Program (Removed from List of Approved Programs)PN | — | — | 20% |
| Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $6,417 | $64,034 | 86.2% |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $34,014 | $77,680 | 69.6% |
| St. Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $5,212 | $50,656 | 84% |
| St. Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $5,212 | $69,590 | 77.8% |
| Stepful, Inc | Detroit | Practical Nursing Programs - Technical/Vocational Schools Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | — |
| University of Detroit Mercy -Novi | Novi | Registered Nurse Programs - Masters Prepared Advanced Generalist Nurse ProgramRN | — | — | 73.3% |
| University of Detroit-Mercy | Detroit | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $32,946 | $75,063 | 76.4% |
| University of Detroit-Mercy- Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | — | — | 100% |
| University of Michigan - Flint | Flint | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $14,704 | $80,029 | 89.7% |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $17,736 | $75,458 | 94.6% |
| University of Olivet | Olivet | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $34,068 | — | — |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $2,736 | $70,145 | 88.7% |
| Wayne County Community College- Belleville | Belleville | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | — | — | 100% |
| Wayne County Community College- Belleville | Belleville | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | — | — | 80% |
| Wayne County Community College- Detroit | Detroit | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $3,112 | $67,080 | 96.7% |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $15,190 | $74,793 | 78.4% |
| West Shore Community College | Scottville | Practical Nursing Programs - Colleges Granting CertificatesPN | $4,470 | — | 96.3% |
| West Shore Community College | Scottville | Registered Nurse Programs - Associate DegreeRN | $4,470 | $64,846 | 87.5% |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Registered Nurse Programs - Baccalaureate DegreeRN | $15,252 | $75,149 | 79.7% |
Whichever school you choose, the NCLEX is the finish line
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best nursing school in Michigan by NCLEX pass rate?
3 RN programs in Michigan tied for the highest 2025 first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate at 100%, including Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba — see the full ranked list above, among programs with a published 2025 rate on the state board's list.
How many nursing schools are in Michigan?
Michigan has 89 schools offering 111 board-approved nursing programs: 77 RN-track (ADN/BSN and similar) and 34 PN/LPN-track programs, per the state board of nursing's current approved-program list.
What is the average NCLEX pass rate in Michigan?
Across Michigan RN programs with a published 2025 rate, the average first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate is 85.2% — 1.3 points below the national average of 86.5%.
How much does nursing school cost in Michigan?
Across Michigan nursing schools we could match to U.S. Department of Education data, median published in-state tuition and fees run $5,445 a year at public schools (41 schools) and $33,480 at private nonprofits (14 schools). That is the whole institution's sticker price per year, before aid — an ADN takes about two years and a BSN four, and most students pay less than sticker. Per-school figures are in the table above.
What do nursing graduates in Michigan earn?
Federal earnings data tracks graduates of each specific nursing program. In Michigan, median earnings one year after finishing are $67,922 for ADN graduates (23 programs) and $74,917 for BSN graduates (19 programs). These are medians of program-level medians and the federal figures lag by a few years, so treat them as a floor for comparison between schools rather than a salary prediction.
What does a first-time NCLEX pass rate tell me about a school?
It is the share of a program’s graduates who passed the NCLEX on their first attempt — the single most comparable public outcome number nursing programs report. Boards of nursing track it for program approval, and consistently low rates can put a program on conditional status. Compare it alongside cost, location, and program length, not in isolation.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates are taken directly from the Michigan board of nursing's published approved-program materials. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program (new programs, small cohorts, or PN lists without rate tables). Pass rates refresh annually; this page is rebuilt from the board lists when they update.
Tuition, admission rates, graduate earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city to 60 of 89 Michigan schools. Schools the federal data does not cover — hospital-based programs and schools outside federal student-aid reporting — show “—” rather than an estimate. Tuition and admission rates describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential, and lag the current graduating class by several years.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
- www.michigan.gov — list: Approved list dated July 1, 2026; pass rates = CY2025 (Jan 1-Dec 31, 2025), Pearson VUE report dated 02-Jan-2026