Best Community programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
19 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 391 people a year. The job pays a median of $50,020 in Michigan across about 2,360 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Michigan that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
5 programs in Michigan that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Michigan (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Michigan page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0201In Michigan → | 247 | 63.2% | 8 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
| 2 | CIP 39.0701In Michigan → | 55 | 14.1% | 2 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 3 | CIP 44.0000In Michigan → | 35 | 9.0% | 7 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 4 | CIP 19.0711In Michigan → | 27 | 6.9% | 4 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 5 | CIP 30.1701In Michigan → | 27 | 6.9% | 3 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
Top 19 schools in Michigan
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 19 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 126 | Community Organization and Advocacy | $49,103 | 59% | — | 90% |
| 2 | Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 54 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 72% | $17,800 | 82% |
| 3 | Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 39 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 33% | — | — |
| 4 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 93% | — | 16% |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 29 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 46% | — | 80% |
| 6 | Siena Heights University Adrian, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Community Organization and Advocacy | $34,114 | 39% | $17,015 | 69% |
| 7 | Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Human Services, General | $35,205 | 51% | $14,254 | 99% |
| 8 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 67% | — | 83% |
| 9 | Kellogg Community College Battle Creek, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 30% | — | — |
| 10 | University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 58% | — | 56% |
| 11 | Wayne County Community College District Detroit, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 22% | — | — |
| 12 | Madonna University Livonia, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 7 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 60% | $16,904 | 63% |
| 13 | Lansing Community College Lansing, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Human Services, General | — | 25% | — | — |
| 14 | Rochester Christian University Rochester Hills, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 44% | $18,529 | 98% |
| 15 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Human Services, General | — | 62% | $21,132 | 78% |
| 16 | Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Human Services, General | — | 64% | $19,806 | 52% |
| 17 | University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 40% | — | 70% |
| 18 | Great Lakes Christian College Lansing, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 36% | $19,359 | — |
| 19 | Montcalm Community College Sidney, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Human Services, General | — | 31% | — | — |
All 19 schools in Michigan
Every school in Michigan with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public | 126 | 1 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | Private not-for-profit | 54 | 2 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public | 39 | 2 |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 37 | 1 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 29 | 2 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | Private not-for-profit | 20 | 1 |
| Grace Christian University | Wyoming | Private not-for-profit | 17 | 1 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 13 | 1 |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Public | 9 | 1 |
| University of Michigan - Dearborn | Dearborn | Public | 9 | 2 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 2 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Rochester Christian University | Rochester Hills | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in Michigan
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. Michigan pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Michigan
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Michigan
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in Michigan.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Community Organization and Advocacy, which awarded 247 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 63.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Community Organization and Advocacy, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Human Services, Human Development, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 391 people a year in Michigan.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in Michigan?+
The median is $50,020 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.8% below the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Michigan?+
19 institutions in Michigan reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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