Walsh College

Walsh College is a private nonprofit college in Troy, Michigan. Its former students earn a median $72,081 ten years after starting college, more than 94% of the Michigan colleges we cover.

Mostly online. 60% of undergraduates take only online courses (IPEDS, fall 2023). Earnings and prices describe a mix of online and on-campus students.

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Earnings after college
$72,081

Higher than 94% of Michigan colleges we cover and 87% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.

Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard

Walsh College acceptance rate & admissions

Pell Grant recipients35%
First-generation students48%
Women / men48% / 52%

Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS

Walsh College tuition, cost & net price

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Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.

Net price by income is not reported for this school.

College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)

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Housing & meals, on campus—
Books & supplies—
Total cost of attendance—

IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard

Median debt at graduation$12,500
Loan default rate2.0%3-year rate, 2017 repayment cohort

College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal

Full cost breakdown, in-state vs out-of-state →

Walsh College majors, earnings & careers

Walsh College offers 9 bachelor's majors across 2 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.

  • Business & Finance · 7
  • Technology & Computing · 2

Highest-earning majors at Walsh College

MajorEarnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences$91,273$14,889
Accounting$78,902$21,587
Finance$76,597$14,012
Business$70,449$18,000
Business Administration$70,099—
Marketing$58,073$15,150
Quick list of all 9 majors
  • Accounting$78,902
  • Business$70,449
  • Business Administration$70,099
  • Computer and Information Sciences$91,273
  • Finance$76,597
  • Human Resources—
  • Information Technology—
  • Management Science / Analytics—
  • Marketing$58,073

— means too few graduates to report earnings.

College Scorecard field of study, latest release

All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →

Accounting → Accountant / auditor

$80,650
Detroit
$78,820
Michigan
$83,680
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.0% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Finance → Financial analyst

$101,550
Detroit
$95,420
Michigan
$102,740
U.S.

Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.2% from 2025 to 2035.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35

Living in Detroit

Cost of living
about the U.S. average for prices

Overall prices in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area.

BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024

Off-campus rent, 1 bedroom
$1,167/mo

2 bedrooms $1,459. Housing costs 5% below the U.S. average.

HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027

Weather
31° / 82°

January and July average highs. 34 inches of rain a year, 36 inches of snow.

NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020

Natural hazard risk
Relatively High

Highest: tornado (very high); river flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (relatively high).

FEMA National Risk Index, Oakland County

Campus & students

Total enrollment (incl. graduate)1,134
Undergraduate degrees awarded, 2023-24100% bachelor's
Campus typePrimarily nonresidential
Student bodyWhite 71% · Black 9% · Asian 4% · Hispanic 2%International 1%

IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute

Oakland County at a glance

Population1,279,825
Median household income$97,760
Adults with a bachelor's degree51%
Median age41

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024

Compare Walsh College with similar schools

Similar private colleges in Michigan by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.

SchoolAcceptanceYou'd payGraduationEarnings, 10 yrsPrice gap
Walsh College———$72,081This school
Great Lakes Christian College—$15,52436%$31,053
Kuyper College69%$15,64450%$41,066
Concordia University Ann Arbor69%$32,81148%$56,075
Cleary University68%$22,14341%$54,186

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Common questions about Walsh College

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Former Walsh College students earn a median $72,081 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.

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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Walsh College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/walsh-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).