Also known as

  • MSU
  • Spartans
  • MI State University
  • State
  • MI State U

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
12,447
57.6% Female
42.4% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
437
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
141
Doctoral Research
101
Doctoral Professional
5
Distance
34
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.38%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.65%
Asian
6.03%
Black or African American
6.40%
Hispanic or Latino
0.03%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
56.72%
White
3.01%
Two or more races
1.84%
Unknown
18.94%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$65
Admissions Office Web Address
https://admissions.msu.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$20,808
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$40,884

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
141
Master's (Distance)
13
Doctor's Degree Research
101
Doctor's Degree Professional
5
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
49
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
21
Post Master's Certificate
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Advertising Master's Degree Yes No
African-American/Black Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
American Indian/Native American Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Behavior Analysis Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Astrophysics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Business Statistics Master's Degree Yes No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Master's Degree Yes Yes
Business/Commerce, General Master's Degree Yes No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Physics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Child Development Master's Degree Yes No
Children's and Adolescent Literature Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Master's Degree Yes Yes
Clinical/Medical Social Work Master's Degree Yes No
Computational Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Conducting Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Psychology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Doctoral – Research Yes No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Entomology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Design/Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Environmental Toxicology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family and Community Services Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Financial Planning and Services Master's Degree Yes No
Fine and Studio Arts Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Food Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes Yes
Forestry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forestry, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
French Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Game and Interactive Media Design Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Genetics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health Communication Master's Degree Yes No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Nutrition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Information Resources Management Doctoral – Research Yes No
Intellectual Property Law Master's Degree Yes No
International Public Health/International Health Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
International/Global Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Jazz/Jazz Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Keyboard Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Labor and Industrial Relations Master's Degree Yes No
Labor Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Legal Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing Research Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Museology/Museum Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Pedagogy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology Master's Degree Yes No
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Natural Resources Management and Policy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Operations Management and Supervision Doctoral – Research Yes No
Organizational Behavior Studies Doctoral – Research Yes No
Organizational Leadership Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Packaging Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacology and Toxicology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacology and Toxicology, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Genetics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers Master's Degree Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Public Health, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree Yes No
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Yes No
Rhetoric and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
School Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Social Sciences, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Soil Science and Agronomy, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Yes
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Urban Education and Leadership Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Zoology/Animal Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 3,967 3,013 529 425
With faculty status 2,810 2,778 31 1
Tenured 1,348 1,348 0 0
On tenure track 396 396 0 0
Not on tenure track 1,066 1,034 31 1
Multi-year contract 493 475 17 1
Annual contract 518 507 11 0
Less-than annual contract 55 52 3 0
Without faculty status 1,157 235 498 424

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$20,808
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$40,884
Financial aid office web address
https://www.finaid.msu.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$4,854
Typical Board
$6,900
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$20,808$40,884
Full time Fees$340$340
Part time, per credit hour$867$1,704

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Law $41,040 $340 $45,600 $340
Medicine $31,312 $340 $58,066 $340
Osteopathic Medicine $31,312 $340 $43,550 $340
Veterinary Medicine $31,628 $340 $47,436 $340

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
12,447
57.6% Female
42.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.38%
American Indian or Alaska Native
6.65%
Asian
6.03%
Black or African American
6.40%
Hispanic or Latino
0.03%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
56.72%
White
3.01%
Two or more races
1.84%
Unknown
18.94%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 17 30
Asian 339 489
Black Or African American 251 499
Hispanic Or Latino 312 484
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 2
Non-resident Alien 1,304 1,054
White 2,806 4,254
Two Or More Races 148 227
Unknown 101 128

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
2,014
40.1% Male
59.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
655
53.1% Male
46.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
867
41.4% Male
58.6% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
213
35.2% Male
64.8% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
East Lansing, MI 48824-1046
Phone
517-355-1855
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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