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East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University

https://www.msu.edu

Repayment outcome

89.9%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$33,100–$72,200

middle 50% · median $49,800

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$16,507

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$22,734

Sticker price

before any aid

$23,740

Default rate

5.7%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Business$123,886
  2. Veterinary Medicine.$78,217
  3. Engineering Tech$68,422
  4. Engineering$63,997
  5. Health Professions$55,286
  6. Computer Science$45,221
  7. Education$40,089
  8. Math & Statistics$39,153
  9. Public Admin$39,009
  10. Communication and Media Studies.$38,992
  11. Construction$38,974
  12. Visual & Performing Arts$38,721
  13. Social Sciences$38,289
  14. Criminal Justice$37,478
  15. Comm. Tech$34,270
  16. Interdisciplinary$33,993
  17. English & Literature$32,391
  18. Liberal Arts$32,391
  19. Legal Studies$31,314
  20. Psychology$30,535
  21. Family Sciences$30,520
  22. History$28,598
  23. Biology$26,048
  24. Physical Sciences$25,194
  25. Parks & Fitness$23,113
  26. Foreign Languages$18,771

Academics

Acceptance

68.7%

Avg SAT

1,158

Enrollment

37,622

What students study

21 fields offered

Business

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Biology10.9%
  2. 03Communications10.5%
  3. 04Social Sciences10.0%
  4. 05Engineering5.7%
  5. 06Health Professions5.5%
  6. 07Psychology4.8%
  7. 08Agriculture4.4%
  8. 09Education3.9%
  9. 10Parks & Fitness3.0%
  10. 11Engineering Tech2.6%
  11. 12English & Literature2.6%
  12. 13Criminal Justice2.4%
  13. 14Visual & Performing Arts2.4%
  14. 15Interdisciplinary2.0%
  15. 16Physical Sciences1.6%
  16. 17Foreign Languages1.5%
  17. 18Family Sciences1.4%
  18. 19Natural Resources1.1%
  19. 20Public Admin1.0%
  20. 21Computer Science1.0%
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