Which Muskegon Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $6,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Muskegon Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Muskegon Community College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $7,250 a year, and $16,010 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,005 a year.

How many Muskegon Community College programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Muskegon Community College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Muskegon Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Muskegon, MI
2,760 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

3 Muskegon Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($65,793), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($27,362). The median program pays $58,377. Muskegon Community College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$7,250Per year. Out-of-state $16,010

Average net price after aid$4,005Per year

Graduation rate28%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Michigan" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Michigan. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Michigan
1	NursingAbout 69 graduates a year	$65,793	$73,782	$19,789	19th of 27
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 24 graduates a year	$58,377	$56,385	$23,250	1st of 10
3	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 289 graduates a year	$27,362	$40,311	$6,500	19th of 27

Program names link to the program's own page, and Michigan ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Michigan" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Michigan.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Michigan
Practical NursingAbout 68 graduates a year	$60,995	Not reported	$15,601	3rd of 12
Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$28,808	Not reported	$9,500	4th of 10

Program names link to the program's own page, and Michigan ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $65,793 in their first year, the most of 3 Muskegon Community College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Michigan rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels