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2026 Best Value Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Schools in Michigan

[Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/maternal-child-health-and-neonatal-nurse-nursing/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing students.

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• Best Value Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Schools in Michigan

2026 Best Value Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Schools in Michigan

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing Schools

1

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

$16,159 In-State Tuition & Fees

$30,165 Avg Student Debt

$53,493 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Wayne State University the best value for a degree in maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing in Michigan. Wayne State University is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,159, compared with $34,650 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing graduates is $30,165. Early-career maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing graduates make about $103,835. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 81%.

2

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

$18,848 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,000 Avg Student Debt

$83,648 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Michigan Ann Arbor one of the best values for maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $18,848, while out-of-state students pay about $63,081. Maternal/child Health And Neonatal Nurse/nursing graduates carry a median of $19,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, maternal/child health and neonatal nurse/nursing degree recipients from University Of Michigan Ann Arbor generally make around $91,969. That is a strong return on a $19,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 16%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.