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2026 Best Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region

3 Colleges in the United States
37 Best Degrees Awarded
$66,254 Avg Early-Career Salary

Best programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their best programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for best students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Best in the Great Lakes Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the best degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Best

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University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in best. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. About 93% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 37 best students who graduated with this degree at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor in the most recent data year. Students who receive their best degree from University Of Michigan Ann Arbor earn around $66,254 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduates carry a median of $19,137 in student loans. Get the full best details for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.

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