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University of Michigan vs Howard University

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

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Employer B

Howard University

Washington, DC

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Michigan Howard University
Total Petitions 2,614 94
Certified Petitions 2,564 91
Approval Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 96.8%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $82,263 $90,690
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $38,938 – $950,546 $40,000 – $501,191
Total Workers 2,614 94
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

University of Michigan

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 834 $60,438
Assistant Professor 274 $117,344
Research Investigator 211 $69,710
Assistant Research Scientist 92 $89,099
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate 80 $59,089
Research Lab Specialist Associate 78 $48,916

Howard University

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Assistant Professor 19 $97,500
Lecturer 15 $58,533
Research Scientist 4 $83,790
Sr. Immigration Specialist 3 $86,000
Assistant Research Scientist 3 $79,675
Senior Research Scientist 2 $112,000

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year University of, Petitions Howard University, Petitions
FY2023 1,107 (597 cert.) 35 (25 cert.)
FY2024 638 (529 cert.) 35 (32 cert.)
FY2025 672 (539 cert.) 22 (19 cert.)
FY2026 197 (112 cert.) 2 (1 cert.)