Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, Minnesota · Public
Graduate earnings
30of 30 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835 a year).
30 of 57 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 27 have no earnings published. The 30 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$16,863 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$16,863 a year
About $67,452 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $15,238 |
| $30k to $48k | $16,656 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,659 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,994 |
| $110k and up | $21,905 |
| All families (average) | $16,863 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Minnesota high-school graduate ($37,835 a year).
36 of 87 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,209 | +$33,374 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 245 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,568 | +$20,733 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.8 yrs | 140 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,504 | +$45,669 | clears the bar | $12,541 | 0.3 yrs | 107 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $92,342 | +$54,507 | clears the bar | $19,287 | 0.4 yrs | 105 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,824 | +$17,989 | clears the bar | $17,750 | 1.0 yrs | 102 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $64,481 | +$26,646 | clears the bar | $16,146 | 0.6 yrs | 83 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $60,755 | +$22,920 | clears the bar | $17,698 | 0.8 yrs | 63 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,457 | +$34,622 | clears the bar | $18,976 | 0.5 yrs | 60 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $89,595 | +$51,760 | above HS line | $38,159 | 0.7 yrs | 56 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $79,007 | +$41,172 | above HS line | $50,693 | 1.2 yrs | 55 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,009 | +$13,174 | clears the bar | $16,547 | 1.3 yrs | 53 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $85,000 | +$47,165 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 50 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $83,558 | +$45,723 | clears the bar | $22,786 | 0.5 yrs | 50 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $74,237 | +$36,402 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.5 yrs | 47 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,539 | +$43,704 | clears the bar | $17,640 | 0.4 yrs | 43 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $70,299 | +$32,464 | clears the bar | $22,789 | 0.7 yrs | 42 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $63,149 | +$25,314 | clears the bar | $15,286 | 0.6 yrs | 37 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $67,031 | +$29,196 | clears the bar | $16,625 | 0.6 yrs | 36 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $61,355 | +$23,520 | clears the bar | $20,364 | 0.9 yrs | 35 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,780 | +$22,945 | clears the bar | $21,335 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,025 | +$11,190 | clears the bar | $27,778 | 2.5 yrs | 24 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $48,486 | +$10,651 | clears the bar | $16,125 | 1.5 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $48,948 | +$11,113 | clears the bar | $19,922 | 1.8 yrs | 18 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | $70,849 | +$33,014 | above HS line | $40,966 | 1.2 yrs | 17 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,779 | +$21,944 | clears the bar | $13,095 | 0.6 yrs | 16 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,230 | +$2,395 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | $97,987 | +$60,152 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | $73,027 | +$35,192 | clears the bar | $15,250 | 0.4 yrs | 11 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $90,231 | +$52,396 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $39,572 | +$1,737 | clears the bar | $13,500 | 7.8 yrs | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,580 | +$25,745 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,801 | +$7,966 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $60,352 | +$22,517 | clears the bar | $16,499 | 0.7 yrs | 4 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $128,165 | +$90,330 | above HS line | $76,250 | 0.8 yrs | not published |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $70,500 | +$32,665 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | $88,935 | +$51,100 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,835 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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