Minnesota State University-Mankato
Minnesota State University-Mankato is a public college in Mankato, MN. Its average net price is $19,702 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 | $11,479 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $12,573 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,079 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,277 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,710 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $54,015 |
| 8 years after entry | $59,501 |
| 10 years after entry | $61,916 |
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 | $62,132 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $20,455 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $57,213 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $37,052 National median for this major n=3,388 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $43,456 n=107 | $22,400 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,978 n=196 | $22,500 n=221 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,766 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $27,698 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $16,125 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Communications | $49,968 n=145 | $20,500 n=112 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Programming | $63,496 National median for this major n=1,924 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $81,388 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $25,648 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $79,864 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Criminal Justice | $55,256 n=136 | $23,203 n=101 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $69,617 Small program - rough guide n=88 | $23,715 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | 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 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering | $74,825 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $25,438 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | 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 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,750 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $21,580 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $55,199 n=115 | $23,225 n=111 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| 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 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $23,691 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $50,293 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $29,331 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Literature | $35,235 National median for this major n=380 | Not published |
| Marketing | $51,412 n=160 | $24,750 n=160 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $73,183 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Medical Informatics | $49,283 National median for this major n=247 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $55,353 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $24,100 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | $29,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $40,494 n=135 | $21,500 n=193 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,824 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $25,583 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Registered Nursing | $77,737 n=452 | $27,000 n=543 |
| 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 |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $48,388 Small program - rough guide n=89 | $24,057 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,653 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $44,117 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $21,500 n=152 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $38,421 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $26,600 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Systems Science and Theory | $67,084 National median for this major n=328 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,721 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $23,559 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Teaching | $44,999 n=118 | $23,250 n=127 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
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