Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky · Public
Of 42 assessed programs, 41 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 48 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,150 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,057 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,874 |
| $75k to $110k | $13,341 |
| $110k and up | $15,164 |
| All families (average) | $9,793 |
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.
42 of 90 programs could be assessed 47% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,422 | +$7,998 | clears the bar | $21,836 | 2.7 yrs | 131 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,877 | +$10,453 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.4 yrs | 66 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $85,740 | +$50,316 | clears the bar | $25,487 | 0.5 yrs | 62 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $75,065 | +$39,641 | clears the bar | $21,625 | 0.5 yrs | 61 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $37,275 | +$1,851 | clears the bar | $23,124 | 12.5 yrs | 57 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,624 | +$30,200 | clears the bar | $18,788 | 0.6 yrs | 55 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $45,201 | +$9,777 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.4 yrs | 55 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $76,568 | +$41,144 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 49 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $39,777 | +$4,353 | clears the bar | $25,375 | 5.8 yrs | 45 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,331 | +$14,907 | clears the bar | $23,373 | 1.6 yrs | 45 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,874 | +$10,450 | clears the bar | $22,560 | 2.2 yrs | 40 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $89,399 | +$53,975 | clears the bar | $26,654 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $67,127 | +$31,703 | clears the bar | $23,326 | 0.7 yrs | 36 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $48,340 | +$12,916 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 3.2 yrs | 34 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $38,316 | +$2,892 | clears the bar | $19,979 | 6.9 yrs | 33 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $76,850 | +$41,426 | clears the bar | $21,589 | 0.5 yrs | 33 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $50,125 | +$14,701 | clears the bar | $22,782 | 1.5 yrs | 33 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $40,768 | +$5,344 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 4.7 yrs | 31 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $50,191 | +$14,767 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.7 yrs | 29 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $44,419 | +$8,995 | clears the bar | $31,484 | 3.5 yrs | 28 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $55,282 | +$19,858 | clears the bar | $24,122 | 1.2 yrs | 27 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $46,667 | +$11,243 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 2.1 yrs | 24 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,242 | +$11,818 | clears the bar | $28,420 | 2.4 yrs | 24 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $44,149 | +$8,725 | clears the bar | $24,857 | 2.8 yrs | 23 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,990 | +$5,566 | clears the bar | $24,383 | 4.4 yrs | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,758 | +$18,334 | clears the bar | $21,062 | 1.1 yrs | 22 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $70,924 | +$35,500 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $88,148 | +$52,724 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $32,257 | -$3,167 | falls short | $25,000 | insufficient data | 19 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $35,895 | +$471 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $59,145 | +$23,721 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $39,600 | +$4,176 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $38,347 | +$2,923 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $41,206 | +$5,782 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 4.1 yrs | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $45,415 | +$9,991 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $51,805 | +$16,381 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $47,916 | +$12,492 | clears the bar | $23,655 | 1.9 yrs | 10 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $62,865 | +$27,441 | clears the bar | $26,868 | 1.0 yrs | 10 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $41,360 1-year earnings | +$5,936 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| English | Master's Degree | $54,214 | +$18,790 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $85,181 | +$49,757 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,255 | +$9,831 | clears the bar | $23,819 | 2.4 yrs | insufficient data |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 42 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor'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 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Management Information Systems | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| School Counseling | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Systems Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| International Relations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 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 ($35,424/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.