COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 171100PUBLIC

EAST LANSING, MI

Michigan State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$19,680Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate81.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$74,093working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,250completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$74,093
Median earnings 5 years after completion$71,282

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,068
$30,001–48,000$10,830
$48,001–75,000$16,521
$75,001–110,000$22,703
$110,001+$28,546

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion81.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention90.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients20.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share33.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid38.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort9,132federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates40,922IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate84.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,250

9,533 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

36 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 244 working graduates$116,905 earnings · $24,022 debt →Engineering, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$102,301 earnings · $22,500 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$102,223 earnings · $26,573 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 313 working graduates$102,017 earnings · $23,250 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$100,481 earnings · $22,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 251 working graduates$97,946 earnings · $24,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 210 working graduates$96,093 earnings · $23,250 debt →Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree · 248 working graduates$94,143 earnings · $23,756 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 507 working graduates$91,187 earnings · $23,250 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$90,650 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 216 working graduates$90,453 earnings · $23,896 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$85,886 earnings · $23,475 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 230 working graduates$80,129 earnings · $28,500 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 298 working graduates$79,428 earnings · $24,250 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$74,709 earnings · $24,766 debt →Non-Professional Legal StudiesBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$72,414 earnings · $24,753 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 211 working graduates$69,651 earnings · $22,625 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 576 working graduates$69,300 earnings · $23,899 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 342 working graduates$67,290 earnings · $26,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 152 working graduates$67,032 earnings · $22,576 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 242 working graduates$64,018 earnings · $26,849 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 214 working graduates$62,715 earnings · $26,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$62,204 earnings · $26,985 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 545 working graduates$60,807 earnings · $26,750 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$60,728 earnings · $23,750 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 158 working graduates$59,498 earnings · $24,985 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 184 working graduates$58,797 earnings · $29,198 debt →Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$58,046 earnings · $25,020 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$57,321 earnings · $26,169 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 374 working graduates$56,040 earnings · $25,250 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$54,751 earnings · $26,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$53,740 earnings · $29,750 debt →Education, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 146 working graduates$52,243 earnings · $27,000 debt →Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$49,948 earnings · $28,425 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$49,154 earnings · $25,443 debt →Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$41,768 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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