Metropolitan State University
Metropolitan State University is a public college in Saint Paul, MN. Its average net price is $26,556 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $24,594 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $23,943 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $25,516 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $30,400 |
| $110,001 and up | $35,846 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $60,172 |
| 8 years after entry | $64,136 |
| 10 years after entry | $66,336 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $62,923 n=134 | $25,125 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $47,902 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $18,014 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $63,242 n=381 | $26,456 n=259 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $53,018 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,707 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Computer Programming | $63,496 National median for this major n=1,924 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $58,450 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Computer Science | $73,615 n=144 | $20,254 n=110 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,315 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $26,843 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Criminal Justice | $55,410 n=129 | $47,400 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $74,024 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $58,367 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $30,005 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $57,316 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $29,125 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Human Services, General | $48,267 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $28,141 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Information Science/Studies | $64,292 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $20,925 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marketing | $52,892 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $25,311 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $59,286 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $54,293 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $51,608 n=253 | $32,840 n=192 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $42,405 n=155 | $23,250 n=151 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $82,260 n=195 | $30,680 n=116 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $45,949 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $44,618 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $25,229 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Social Work | $49,535 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $36,626 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | $37,664 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,463 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $26,625 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
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