Michigan

Students looking forward to study at Oakland University in Rochester should know that in early month the temperatures can drop to an average of -9 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees celsius in July. Moreover it can snow in the month of January as well. Meanwhile summers tend to be warm with occasional thunderstorms.

Michigan State has been consistently ranked by ARWU Shanghai ranking body over the years. In the past 3 years, its MSU's ARWU ranking has witnessed a stagnant rank. In the 2025 ranking, the university was ranked at #151 globally and the same was the case for the past some years. 

The University of Michigan is among the top choices of international students for pursuing higher education in the USA. UMich offers more than 280 degree program at undergraduate, professional, and graduate level for its international students. Michigan University has a string culture of collaboration over competition. As of Fall 2024, UMich has more than 8,600 international students, who are representing more than 120 nations at the university. As per UMich reviews on Shiksha, students have rate the university as follows:

The median salary for the Class of 2024 MSU MBA graduates (Class of 2024) was USD 117,500 (Around INR 1.Cr.). The median signing bonus was USD 12,000 (Around INR 10.24 lakh). A few of the industries where the MBA graduates of this university were hired include Consulting, Financial Services, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Technology, etc. 93.5% is the placement rate six months after graduation.

The median salary for MSU graduates is USD 77,000 (Around INR 65.7 L) whereas, the starting salary is USD 78,392 (Around INR 67 L). The graduates' salaries as per various academic disciplines are given below:

Note: The key facts given above are based on Fall 2023, Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 placement data.

The available options for accommodation on the campus of Michigan Technological University for the academic session 2025-26 along with the rates are as follows:

Michigan Tech only has one campus in Houghton, Michigan. It spans across 925 acres and provides facilities like research centers, field stations, and outreach facilities. It also has 240 student organizations for students to join. It also provides the options for on-campus housing to its local international students. Some of the residence halls are Douglass Houghton Halls, McNair Hall, Hillside Place, Daniell Heights Apartments, Wadsworth Hall etc.

University of Michigan and University of California Los Angeles are known for their MBA and related courses that they offer for international students. The Financial Times rankings has ranked the universities for their Global MBA courses and these are given in the table below:

Detroit Mercy University offers 100+ academic courses. Some of the popular majors of this university are Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Engineering; Architecture-Related Services. Additionally, as per a top-ranking publisher 2025-26 rankings, a few of the graduate programs of this university such as Engineering, Business, Law, Health Professions and Nursing rank among the top in the U.S.

A few of the factors that may influence this decision include tuition fee, weather conditions, location, quality of faculty, reputation of the university, etc. Out of the 3 universities, Oakland and Michigan University Flint are somewhat selective universities. A comparison of these universities is given below: