Michigan State University

  • Details

    • Name: Michigan State University
    • Location: East Lansing, MI 48824-1046
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 76.31%
    • Average SAT Scores 1216
    • Four Year Completion Rate 58.09% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 81.26% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 81.67% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $28,626.00 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $39,766.00 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $14,460.00 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,500.00 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $23,733.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,750.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $6,927.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $15,170.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $20,557.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $25,297.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $27,534.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $50,137.00 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings No data Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $54,775.00 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings No data Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $61,101.00 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Soil Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,741.00
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $50,131.00 $34,614.00 $32,480.00
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $44,622.00 $66,002.00
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,800.00
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,642.00
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,826.00
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $40,570.00 $34,500.00 $34,232.00
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,632.00
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $59,306.00
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $39,650.00 $32,540.00 $71,673.00
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree No data $36,845.00 $66,715.00
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree $46,202.00 $46,028.00 $38,059.00
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $48,126.00
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $49,975.00
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data $41,594.00 $27,553.00
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data $30,488.00 $76,292.00
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data $22,459.00 $66,191.00
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $75,462.00
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,437.00
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $48,553.00 $36,811.00 $36,915.00
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $53,753.00 $50,039.00 $23,885.00
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree No data $51,632.00 $24,435.00
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,527.00
Forestry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,078.00
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $49,042.00 $40,728.00 $37,107.00
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data $23,750.00 $40,045.00
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $37,353.00 $70,092.00
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $51,304.00 $42,152.00 $71,321.00
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree $60,509.00 No data $25,760.00
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data $33,479.00 $32,168.00
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's Degree $41,089.00 $39,334.00 $28,901.00
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $57,542.00 $48,659.00 $38,973.00
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,992.00
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,988.00
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,609.00
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data $36,899.00 $65,740.00
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree $52,872.00 $45,804.00 $20,423.00
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $57,891.00 $66,845.00 $36,979.00
Genetics Bachelor's Degree $51,854.00 $41,774.00 $33,587.00
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree $44,549.00 No data $26,376.00
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,557.00
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $35,414.00 $22,916.00 $35,931.00
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data $40,750.00 $21,663.00
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,504.00
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data $56,198.00 $42,255.00
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $34,022.00 $42,937.00
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree $49,147.00 $44,539.00 $36,358.00
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data $42,939.00 $61,907.00
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $49,997.00 $49,074.00
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,749.00
History Bachelor's Degree No data $39,491.00 $28,671.00
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data $43,062.00 $21,826.00
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data $40,949.00 $48,982.00
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $48,870.00 $37,838.00 $28,154.00
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $48,475.00 $37,007.00 $37,461.00
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,123.00
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $46,225.00 $33,225.00 $33,674.00
Economics Bachelor's Degree $47,189.00 $32,697.00 $48,199.00
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $43,981.00 $32,556.00 $31,092.00
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data $40,654.00 $37,306.00
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $47,173.00 No data $27,513.00
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $47,270.00 $30,431.00
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree $64,071.00 No data $26,719.00
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,719.00
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,550.00
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $43,419.00 $40,151.00 $62,282.00
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $49,013.00 $43,130.00 $61,667.00
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data $39,692.00 $45,050.00
Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree $39,817.00 $33,186.00 $34,929.00
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $44,104.00 $36,332.00 $27,682.00
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data $36,646.00 $29,946.00
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $44,505.00 $40,062.00 $21,255.00
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $39,340.00 $30,928.00 $32,000.00
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,128.00
Music Bachelor's Degree No data $32,039.00 $35,201.00
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data $35,808.00 $22,995.00
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,724.00
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree $47,203.00 $40,537.00 $24,768.00
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data $42,281.00 $58,100.00
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $59,003.00 $58,064.00