Northwestern Michigan College Ranking Badges

NMC earned 14 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 7 in Highest Paid Graduates for Marine Transportation, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 14 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 3
Highest placement: #1 of 7, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 100
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Northwestern Michigan College Earned?

Northwestern Michigan College holds 14 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	7
Top 15%	3
Total	14

What Is Northwestern Michigan College Known For?

Northwestern Michigan College is best known for Transportation & Materials Moving: 2 of its 14 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Marine Transportation, Liberal Arts General Studies and Dental Support Services.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money		✓
Best for the Money (Great Lakes)		✓
Best for the Money (Michigan)	✓
Male / Female Diversity			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Great Lakes)			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Michigan)			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Ocean Engineering
Most Focused		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Dental Support Services
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Focused		✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 1%
Air Transportation
Best Value	✓
Marine Transportation
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

How Does Northwestern Michigan College Rank for Veterans?

Northwestern Michigan College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,733 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 36%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Northwestern Michigan College appears in 100 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.