Minnesota State University Moorhead
Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public college in Moorhead, MN. Its average net price is $17,601 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 | $12,835 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,561 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $12,993 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,145 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,862 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $48,539 |
| 8 years after entry | $51,875 |
| 10 years after entry | $55,234 |
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 | $54,880 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| 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 | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | $23,072 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $56,474 n=161 | $25,062 n=158 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $17,125 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Communications | $43,246 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Management | $75,379 National median for this major n=3,543 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Criminal Justice | $50,978 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| 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 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Geoarcheaology | Not published | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| 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 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Legal Support Services | $43,568 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| 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 | $27,750 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| 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 |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $42,279 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $21,875 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $82,591 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $28,771 n=150 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $46,880 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $24,950 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $26,262 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | $27,250 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,458 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Teaching | $44,017 n=133 | $25,375 n=142 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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