Public · Saint Paul, Minnesota
Metropolitan State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
36 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $26,556
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 46%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 99%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,616
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,172
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $24,594 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $23,943 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $25,516 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $30,400 |
| $110,000+ | $35,846 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
Bachelor's programs (29)
- Computer Science$92,342
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$85,000
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$83,558
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,504
- Information Science/Studies$81,539
- Finance and Financial Management Services$74,237
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$73,027
- Accounting and Related Services$72,457
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,209
- Human Resources Management and Services$70,299
- Marketing$67,031
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$64,481
- Chemistry$63,580
- Biology, General$63,149
- Communication and Media Studies$61,355
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$60,780
- Social Work$60,755
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,352
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$59,779
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$58,568
- Psychology, General$55,824
- Human Services, General$51,009
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,025
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,948
- Social Sciences, General$48,486
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$45,801
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$45,499 (1 yr)
- Research and Experimental Psychology$40,230
- English Language and Literature, General$39,572