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Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution. Ann Arbor is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

4,530 Master's Degrees
1,541 Doctor's Degrees

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Rankings

U-M is ranked #43 out of 1,069 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 23 colleges in Michigan, it is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

U-M has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#37 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#50 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at U-M.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Marine Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards U-M has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools College Factual
#4 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools College Factual
#4 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual
#14 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#19 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is University of Michigan - Ann Arbor?

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Contact details for U-M are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734-764-1817
Website: www.umich.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universityofmichigan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/umich

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Graduate Student Diversity

16,578 Graduate Students
50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,578 graduate students at U-M, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Michigan - Ann Arbor graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,623
Black or African American 830
Hispanic or Latino 1,071
White 7,512
International Students 4,378
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,164

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 125 countries are represented at U-M. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

16,017 Took All Classes Online
43,478 Took At Least One Class Online
1,235.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 43,478 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at U-M has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 29th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of U-M

The following table shows how U-M is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Manufacturing Engineering #13 #22
Other Health Professions #19 #25
Dental Support Services #22 #22
Other Engineering #36 #39
Systems Engineering #37 #51

Online Growth Rankings of U-M

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor was 1,235.9%. This is the #60 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at U-M regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at U-M ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at U-M.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Computer Information Systems #1
Computer & Information Sciences #4

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 1 841 9 851
Social Work 19 384 0 403
Law 0 0 363 363
Information Science 0 242 7 249
Medicine 0 0 169 169
Natural Resources Conservation 0 165 3 168
Computer Engineering 0 123 36 159
Nursing 0 116 34 150
Mechanical Engineering 0 110 36 146
Public Policy 16 122 5 143
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 110 28 138
Public Health 34 89 15 138
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 129 0 129
Dentistry 0 0 128 128
General Education 0 105 19 124
Biomedical Engineering 0 108 15 123
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 17 97 0 114
Economics 0 93 17 110
Industrial Engineering 0 97 12 109
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 19 65 24 108
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 10 92 102
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 4 71 26 101
Music 2 75 18 95
Computer Software & Applications 42 49 0 91
Chemistry 0 44 46 90
Systems Engineering 0 89 0 89
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8 72 0 80
Statistics 0 55 12 67
Materials Engineering 0 47 19 66
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 29 35 64
Chemical Engineering 0 39 21 60
Robotics Engineering 0 53 5 58
Accounting 0 56 0 56
Medical Illustration & Informatics 7 45 3 55
Physics 0 27 28 55
Sustainability Science 0 53 0 53
Nuclear Engineering 0 32 20 52
Health & Physical Education 0 48 4 52
Child Development & Psychology 0 26 26 52
Civil Engineering 0 34 16 50
Other Health Professions 10 40 0 50
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 21 14 10 45
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 45 0 45
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 28 13 41
Environmental Engineering 0 31 6 37
Marine Engineering 0 31 4 35
Nutrition Science 0 32 3 35
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 33 1 34
Mathematics 0 22 12 34
Educational Administration 0 27 4 31
Genetics 7 16 4 27
Writing Studies 0 22 3 25
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 2 14 8 24
Sociology 0 16 7 23
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 16 6 22
Area Studies 2 11 7 20
Anthropology 0 6 14 20
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 10 9 19
History 0 5 13 18
Legal Research 0 17 1 18
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 3 14 17
Museum Studies 16 0 0 16
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 14 1 15
Electrical Engineering 1 1 13 15
General English Literature 0 7 8 15
Applied Mathematics 0 6 9 15
Philosophy 0 9 6 15
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 8 7 15
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 5 9 14
Manufacturing Engineering 0 12 1 13
Political Science & Government 0 5 8 13
Other Engineering 0 10 2 12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1 2 9 12
Fine & Studio Arts 0 10 2 12
Real Estate 11 0 0 11
Other Computer & Information Sciences 11 0 0 11
Romance Languages 0 8 2 10
Systems Theory 2 8 0 10
General Architecture 0 3 6 9
Construction Engineering 0 8 0 8
Classical Languages & Literature 0 4 4 8
Cognitive Science 8 0 0 8
Science, Technology & Society 8 0 0 8
Instructional Media Design 6 0 0 6
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 4 2 6
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 3 3 6
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 5 5
Ethnic Studies 5 0 0 5
Dental Support Services 0 5 0 5
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 3 3
Engineering Science 1 2 0 3
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 1 2 3
Religious Studies 3 0 0 3
Other Psychology 0 0 3 3
Dance 0 3 0 3
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1 0 2 3
Other Visual Art 3 0 0 3
Germanic Languages 0 1 1 2
Natural Resource Management 1 0 1 2
Biotechnology 1 0 0 1
General Biology 1 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 0 0 1
East Asian Languages 0 0 1 1
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 1 1
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 1 0 1
Medieval Studies 1 0 0 1
Public Administration 0 1 0 1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 0 0 0 0
English Literature (Other) 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 293 4,530 1,541 6,364

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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