Home / Michigan / Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Name: Michigan State University — cost, graduation and graduate earnings
Creator: U.S. Department of Education
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

East Lansing, MI · Public · 40,922 students · mostly bachelor degrees

95th-cheapest of 138 Michigan colleges by net price.

Official site →

Net price / year

$19,680

after grant aid

Sticker cost / year

$32,198

Graduation rate

81%

Admission rate

85%

Median graduate earnings

$67,253

~10 yrs after entry

Median student debt

$23,250

Average SAT

1269

Median ACT

Pell grant recipients

20%

3-yr loan default rate

Fields of study

350 programs

Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree112 grads/yr$188,085 Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree214 grads/yr$142,927 Management Science · Master's Degree201 grads/yr$139,589 Medicine · First Professional Degree463 grads/yr$130,503 Veterinary Medicine · First Professional Degree112 grads/yr$127,621 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree51 grads/yr$127,481 Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree34 grads/yr$123,621 Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$118,130 Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree372 grads/yr$116,905 Environmental Chemistry · Doctoral Degree28 grads/yr$113,129 Environmental Toxicology · Master's Degree47 grads/yr$110,091 Viticulture and Enology · Master's Degree55 grads/yr$106,264 Accounting · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$105,724 Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$104,627 Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree101 grads/yr$102,301 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering · Bachelor's Degree104 grads/yr$102,223 Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree350 grads/yr$102,017 Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree18 grads/yr$101,377 Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree120 grads/yr$100,481 Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Master's Degree74 grads/yr$100,453 Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree279 grads/yr$97,946 Management Science · Bachelor's Degree21 grads/yr$97,236 Law · First Professional Degree231 grads/yr$96,342 Accounting · Bachelor's Degree148 grads/yr$96,093 Materials Engineering · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$95,761

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

Similar-size colleges in Michigan

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public · 34,177 students

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI · Public · 18,854 students

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Public · 15,587 students

Macomb Community College

Warren, MI · Public · 13,876 students

Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, MI · Public · 12,748 students

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public · 12,568 students

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.