Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota · Public

All 36 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr). Another 51 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

36 of 87 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Minnesota high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	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	195
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,824	+$17,989	clears the bar	$17,750	1.0 yrs	126
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,504	+$45,669	clears the bar	$12,541	0.3 yrs	122
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,342	+$54,507	clears the bar	$19,287	0.4 yrs	112
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$64,481	+$26,646	clears the bar	$16,146	0.6 yrs	87
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$72,457	+$34,622	clears the bar	$18,976	0.5 yrs	86
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$89,595	+$51,760	clears the bar	$38,159	0.7 yrs	80
Nursing	Master's Degree	$79,007	+$41,172	clears the bar	$50,693	1.2 yrs	62
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$60,755	+$22,920	clears the bar	$17,698	0.8 yrs	61
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,009	+$13,174	clears the bar	$16,547	1.3 yrs	54
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$74,237	+$36,402	clears the bar	$18,750	0.5 yrs	53
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,539	+$43,704	clears the bar	$17,640	0.4 yrs	51
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$85,000	+$47,165	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,031	+$29,196	clears the bar	$16,625	0.6 yrs	45
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$70,299	+$32,464	clears the bar	$22,789	0.7 yrs	44
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$60,780	+$22,945	clears the bar	$21,335	0.9 yrs	38
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,149	+$25,314	clears the bar	$15,286	0.6 yrs	34
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,355	+$23,520	clears the bar	$20,364	0.9 yrs	29
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,025	+$11,190	clears the bar	$27,778	2.5 yrs	24
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,779	+$21,944	clears the bar	$13,095	0.6 yrs	23
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$48,486	+$10,651	clears the bar	$16,125	1.5 yrs	22
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$83,558	+$45,723	clears the bar	$22,786	0.5 yrs	21
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$73,027	+$35,192	clears the bar	$15,250	0.4 yrs	20
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$97,987	+$60,152	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,948	+$11,113	clears the bar	$19,922	1.8 yrs	18
English	Bachelor's Degree	$39,572	+$1,737	clears the bar	$13,500	7.8 yrs	17
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	$70,849	+$33,014	clears the bar	$40,966	1.2 yrs	17
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,352	+$22,517	clears the bar	$16,499	0.7 yrs	15
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,801	+$7,966	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,580	+$25,745	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,230	+$2,395	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$90,231	+$52,396	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$128,165	+$90,330	clears the bar	$76,250	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$70,500	+$32,665	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$88,935	+$51,100	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Community Organization and Advocacy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,835/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.