Best Editor programs in Michigan, ranked by enrollment
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material.
35 schools in Michigan run programs that feed this job, graduating 901 people a year. The job pays a median of $63,090 in Michigan across about 1,690 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.
15 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 09.0100In Michigan → | 211 | 23.4% | 13 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 09.0401In Michigan → | 200 | 22.2% | 10 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 3 | Creative Writingmain feeder CIP 23.1302In Michigan → | 170 | 18.9% | 15 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 4 | CIP 09.0102In Michigan → | 64 | 7.1% | 7 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 5 | Writing, Generalmain feeder CIP 23.1301In Michigan → | 63 | 7.0% | 8 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 6 | CIP 52.0501In Michigan → | 59 | 6.5% | 4 | $41,000 | $26,000 |
| 7 | Rhetoric and Compositionmain feeder CIP 23.1304In Michigan → | 43 | 4.8% | 5 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 8 | CIP 23.1303In Michigan → | 34 | 3.8% | 6 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 9 | CIP 09.0402In Michigan → | 15 | 1.7% | 5 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 10 | CIP 09.9999In Michigan → | 14 | 1.6% | 2 | $36,931 | $24,500 |
| 11 | Children's and Adolescent Literaturemain feeder CIP 23.1405In Michigan → | 11 | 1.2% | 1 | $23,868 | $26,552 |
| 12 | CIP 23.1399In Michigan → | 6 | 0.7% | 1 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 13 | CIP 09.0908In Michigan → | 5 | 0.6% | 1 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
| 14 | General Literaturemain feeder CIP 23.1401In Michigan → | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | $23,868 | $26,552 |
| 15 | Publishingmain feeder CIP 09.1001In Michigan → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $17,585 | $27,000 |
Top 25 schools in Michigan
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 14 of the 35 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 5 feeder programs | 219 | Journalism | $36,912 | 81% | — | 85% |
| 2 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 117 | Communication, General | $37,795 | 58% | — | 88% |
| 3 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 78 | Business/Corporate Communications, General | — | 59% | — | 90% |
| 4 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 54 | Writing, General | $31,016 | 67% | — | 83% |
| 5 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 41 | Creative Writing | $21,468 | 58% | — | 85% |
| 6 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 40 | Creative Writing | $31,239 | 93% | — | 16% |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI Public · 6 feeder programs | 38 | Journalism | $31,845 | 46% | — | 80% |
| 8 | Albion College Albion, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 33 | Communication, General | $39,209 | 62% | $16,537 | 81% |
| 9 | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 25 | Rhetoric and Composition | $23,508 | 47% | — | 91% |
| 10 | University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI Public · 4 feeder programs | 24 | Communication, General | $35,982 | 40% | — | 70% |
| 11 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 20 | Rhetoric and Composition | — | 68% | — | 92% |
| 12 | Lansing Community College Lansing, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 18 | Communication, General | — | 25% | — | — |
| 13 | Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 18 | Creative Writing | $23,298 | 48% | — | 72% |
| 14 | Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 18 | Journalism | — | 33% | — | — |
| 15 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 16 | Journalism | — | 17% | — | — |
| 16 | Rochester Christian University Rochester Hills, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | $36,051 | 44% | $18,529 | 98% |
| 17 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Journalism | $26,591 | 58% | — | 81% |
| 18 | University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | — | 58% | — | 56% |
| 19 | Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 14 | Business/Corporate Communications, General | $49,378 | 65% | $16,718 | 90% |
| 20 | Alma College Alma, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 11 | Communication, General | — | 63% | $22,790 | 57% |
| 21 | Delta College University Center, MI Public · 3 feeder programs | 10 | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other | — | 27% | — | — |
| 22 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Creative Writing | $21,696 | 52% | — | 84% |
| 23 | Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 8 | Creative Writing | — | 62% | $21,132 | 78% |
| 24 | Jackson College Jackson, MI Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Communication, General | — | 16% | — | — |
| 25 | Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Communication, General | — | 51% | $14,254 | 99% |
All 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 219 | 5 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 117 | 4 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public | 78 | 4 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 54 | 4 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 41 | 3 |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 40 | 2 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 38 | 6 |
| Albion College | Albion | Private not-for-profit | 33 | 2 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public | 25 | 4 |
| University of Michigan - Flint | Flint | Public | 24 | 4 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Public | 20 | 3 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | 18 | 3 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | Public | 18 | 2 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public | 18 | 3 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public | 16 | 2 |
What editors earn in Michigan
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $77,920. 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 Editors page.
How to become a Editor
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
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 18 majors mapped to Editors18 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 09.0100Communication, General
- 09.0102Mass Communication/Media Studies
- 09.0401Journalism
- 09.0402Broadcast Journalism
- 09.0908Technical and Scientific Communication
- 09.1001Publishing
- 09.9999Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
- 23.1301Writing, General
- 23.1302Creative Writing
- 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
- 23.1399Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other
- 23.1401General Literature
- 23.1405Children's and Adolescent Literature
- 23.1499Literature, Other
- 52.0501Business/Corporate Communications, General
- 52.0502Grantsmanship
- 52.0599Business/Corporate Communications, Other
Common questions
Answers for people weighing editors programs in Michigan.
What degree do you need to become an Editor?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Communication, General, which awarded 211 degrees in Michigan in 2024-25, 23.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Editor?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 15 programs to this occupation. The largest are Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Journalism, Business/Corporate Communications, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 901 people a year in Michigan.
How much do editors earn in Michigan?+
The median is $63,090 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 19.0% below the U.S. median of $77,920. 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 editors growing?+
BLS projects a +0.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 9,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Michigan?+
35 institutions in Michigan reported graduates from at least one of the 15 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.
What other job titles do editors work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Editor, News Editor, Sports Editor, Newspaper Copy Editor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-3041.
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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