Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public college in East Lansing, MI. Its average net price is $21,322 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 | $11,741 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,883 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,300 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,082 |
| $110,001 and up | $30,356 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $61,149 |
| 8 years after entry | $67,854 |
| 10 years after entry | $74,168 |
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 | $65,532 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $19,583 n=111 |
| Agricultural Business | $60,048 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $15,333 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $63,187 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $24,276 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | $33,068 National median for this major n=336 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $38,523 n=139 | $21,500 n=129 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | $18,538 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,040 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| Biology | $31,266 n=343 | $20,500 n=455 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $73,822 n=421 | $19,500 n=308 |
| Chemical Engineering | $78,729 n=119 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Chemistry | $46,887 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $23,074 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Civil Engineering | $71,474 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $58,623 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $21,610 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Communications | $45,044 n=430 | $19,750 n=247 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians | $27,797 National median for this major n=285 | Not published |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | $19,726 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Computer Engineering | $88,605 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Science | $82,941 n=273 | $20,500 n=283 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $58,935 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $78,401 Small program - rough guide n=60 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $44,809 n=187 | $19,500 n=203 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $42,052 n=110 | $18,750 n=115 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | $18,969 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $35,529 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $33,317 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Economics | $57,194 n=236 | $19,000 n=185 |
| Education | $48,981 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $20,500 n=107 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $83,604 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Engineering | $79,320 n=108 | $22,264 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Engineering, Other | $61,770 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,673 n=193 | $20,000 n=147 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $32,498 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Environmental Conservation | $36,007 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $18,275 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $71,484 n=299 | $19,500 n=273 |
| Food Science and Technology | $60,006 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Forestry | $46,339 National median for this major n=1,230 | Not published |
| Genetics | $37,814 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| History | $28,531 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $20,875 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $54,061 n=156 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,975 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $22,200 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $57,996 n=139 | $19,471 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $48,616 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,306 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $19,552 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Journalism | $41,025 n=104 | $19,500 n=102 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $60,083 n=182 | $21,500 n=195 |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $50,873 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $20,982 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $82,932 n=280 | $21,499 n=188 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $36,671 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,593 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $43,178 National median for this major n=246 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $31,431 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Music | $44,788 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $24,026 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $33,065 n=197 | $21,000 n=186 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | $40,123 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $20,500 n=107 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $37,940 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,160 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $24,858 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $31,826 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $21,111 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $42,356 n=128 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Psychology | $35,150 n=313 | $19,494 n=453 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $51,683 n=566 | $20,500 n=405 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $80,040 n=263 | $24,500 n=209 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Science, Technology and Society | $47,447 National median for this major n=688 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $41,553 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $20,547 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Social Work | $29,138 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $18,123 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Sociology | $44,361 n=115 | $21,500 n=105 |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | $21,259 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $35,881 n=199 | $20,499 n=301 |
| Statistics | $63,622 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $62,210 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $32,271 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $31,386 n=114 | $21,496 n=117 |
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