Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas · Also known as MSU Texas · Website
$55,747
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,747
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Midwestern State University is a public 4-year college in Wichita Falls, Texas with 4,087 undergraduates and 1,021 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,656 a year (tuition and fees $10,580 in-state, $12,530 out-of-state). It admits 94% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,747 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,030 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,656
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,580
Out-of-state $12,530
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,030
About $223 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,747
Rank 1,043 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,656
- Tuition in-state
- $10,580
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,530
- Cost of attendance
- $22,652
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 40%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,856
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,886
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,445
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,365
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,988
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,005 in 2015-16 to $10,580 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 94%
- Undergraduates
- 4,087
- Graduate students
- 1,021
- Part-time students
- 18%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 70
- Endowment
- $113.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,043 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,656 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,580 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,030 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,637 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,747 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
70 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 218 | $17,064 | $67,953 | $83,622 | $70,786 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 217 | $20,392 | $77,928 | $87,009 | $88,910 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $21,625 | $43,667 | $48,989 | $55,693 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $22,750 | $29,096 | $46,729 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $26,850 | $33,278 | $52,286 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | $22,000 | $54,757 | $77,640 | $103,485 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | $28,493 | $60,084 | $61,418 | $64,397 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $22,775 | $39,272 | $59,289 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $23,370 | $40,719 | $50,888 | $55,378 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $29,875 | $39,215 | $51,901 | $51,790 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,661 | $49,413 | $84,547 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,146 | $45,018 | $55,986 | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $24,398 | $45,355 | $66,000 | $76,194 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $31,000 | $56,371 | $87,160 | $92,135 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | $66,505 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,184 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | $31,545 | $128,032 | $132,498 | $120,193 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $20,500 | $27,539 | $50,067 | $62,172 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $19,349 | $60,153 | $74,347 | $68,061 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $23,896 | $25,728 | $47,651 | $56,359 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Midwestern State University cost?
$11,656 a year is the average net price at Midwestern State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,580 for in-state students and $12,530 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,652. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,856 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Midwestern State University?
94% of applicants are admitted to Midwestern State University. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Midwestern State University graduates earn?
$55,747 a year is the median pay of former Midwestern State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,637 after 6 years). That ranks 1,043 of 5,094 US colleges and 54 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $128,032.
How much student debt do Midwestern State University graduates have?
$21,030 is the median federal student loan debt of Midwestern State University graduates, about $223 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 40% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Midwestern State University?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Midwestern State University finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Midwestern State University?
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (218 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (217 bachelor's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (145 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 70 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.