Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota · Public

Of 37 assessed programs, 35 leave graduates out-earning a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 71 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,129
$30k to $48k	$11,547
$48k to $75k	$13,907
$75k to $110k	$18,644
$110k and up	$22,420
All families (average)	$17,997

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

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

37 of 108 programs could be assessed 34% 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	$64,466	+$26,631	clears the bar	$16,557	0.6 yrs	141
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,142	+$7,307	clears the bar	$25,165	3.4 yrs	86
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$86,563	+$48,728	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	85
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$72,151	+$34,316	clears the bar	$19,972	0.6 yrs	63
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,419	+$12,584	clears the bar	$19,909	1.6 yrs	56
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,179	+$21,344	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	54
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$65,104	+$27,269	clears the bar	$15,500	0.6 yrs	52
Special Education	Master's Degree	$62,753	+$24,918	clears the bar	$19,684	0.8 yrs	45
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,492	+$11,657	clears the bar	$20,500	1.8 yrs	45
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$55,577	+$17,742	clears the bar	$17,792	1.0 yrs	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,260	+$19,425	clears the bar	$20,029	1.0 yrs	41
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,685	+$11,850	clears the bar	$25,500	2.2 yrs	36
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,455	+$26,620	clears the bar	$18,750	0.7 yrs	32
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,054	+$29,219	clears the bar	$18,099	0.6 yrs	29
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,838	+$15,003	clears the bar	$20,000	1.3 yrs	27
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,987	+$13,152	clears the bar	$20,500	1.6 yrs	27
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$65,476	+$27,641	clears the bar	$17,750	0.6 yrs	27
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,358	+$13,523	clears the bar	$42,260	3.1 yrs	24
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$48,976	+$11,141	clears the bar	$26,100	2.3 yrs	24
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$36,495	-$1,340	falls short	$22,000	insufficient data	24
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,960	+$3,125	clears the bar	$21,764	7.0 yrs	23
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$56,896	+$19,061	clears the bar	$40,116	2.1 yrs	23
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$93,431	+$55,596	clears the bar	$14,748	0.3 yrs	21
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$33,220 1-year earnings	-$4,615	falls short	$20,096	insufficient data	20
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$76,259	+$38,424	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$94,536	+$56,701	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$55,942	+$18,107	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$72,369	+$34,534	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$74,016	+$36,181	clears the bar	$12,779	0.4 yrs	15
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,483	+$7,648	clears the bar	$23,964	3.1 yrs	15
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$53,036	+$15,201	clears the bar	$19,042	1.3 yrs	14
Nursing	Master's Degree	$93,938 1-year earnings	+$56,103	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$50,671	+$12,836	clears the bar	$25,155	2.0 yrs	9
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,439	+$8,604	clears the bar	$26,000	3.0 yrs	9
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,988	+$29,153	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	$93,709	+$55,874	clears the bar	$17,117	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	$63,129	+$25,294	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,593	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Publishing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's 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	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	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
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geology and Earth Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	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 where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), 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.