Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota · Also known as Minnesota State Moorhead or MSUM · Website
$50,527
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,527
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public 4-year college in Moorhead, Minnesota with 3,072 undergraduates and 1,011 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,997 a year (tuition and fees $10,428). It admits 59% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,527 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,997
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$10,428
US median $11,837
Admission rate
59%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,527
Rank 1,439 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
- $17,997
- Tuition and fees
- $10,428
- Cost of attendance
- $25,197
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 48%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,129
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,547
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,907
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,644
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,420
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 $8,096 in 2015-16 to $10,428 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
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 1,090
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 565
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 3,072
- Graduate students
- 1,011
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 107
- Endowment
- $38.9M
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 1,439 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,997 | $16,908 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,428 | $9,706 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 59% | 85% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 53% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 73% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $14,750 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,873 | $42,217 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,527 | $45,628 | $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. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
107 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $16,557 | $53,228 | $64,466 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $12,500 | $78,006 | $86,563 | $88,910 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 94 | $19,972 | $62,413 | $72,151 | $71,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $25,165 | $43,245 | $45,142 | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $25,500 | $44,850 | $49,685 | $51,389 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $19,909 | $43,471 | $50,419 | $51,790 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 50 | $15,500 | $57,408 | $65,104 | $63,399 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $20,500 | $35,411 | $49,492 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $18,750 | $32,422 | $64,455 | $57,214 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $17,792 | $44,037 | $55,577 | $55,378 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $20,029 | Withheld | $57,260 | $58,928 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $20,500 | $38,088 | $50,987 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $17,750 | $50,867 | $65,476 | $76,194 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | $19,684 | $57,948 | $62,753 | $64,397 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $21,764 | $30,521 | $40,960 | $41,367 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | $76,067 | $94,536 | $89,981 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $18,099 | $48,121 | $67,054 | $83,343 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 24 | $42,260 | $48,510 | $51,358 | $60,111 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 24 | $15,000 | $56,798 | $59,179 | $47,440 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | $40,116 | $61,485 | $56,896 | $67,030 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $24,593 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,100 | $38,587 | $48,976 | $51,490 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Minnesota State University Moorhead cost?
$17,997 a year is the average net price at Minnesota State University Moorhead after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,428, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,197. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,129 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Minnesota State University Moorhead?
59% of applicants are admitted to Minnesota State University Moorhead. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,090 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do Minnesota State University Moorhead graduates earn?
$50,527 a year is the median pay of former Minnesota State University Moorhead students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,873 after 6 years). That ranks 1,439 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $93,938.
How much student debt do Minnesota State University Moorhead graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Minnesota State University Moorhead graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 48% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Minnesota State University Moorhead?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Minnesota State University Moorhead finish within 6 years. 75% 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 Minnesota State University Moorhead?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (130 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (98 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (94 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 107 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.