Public university in East Lansing, United States

Michigan State University Programs 2027: Degrees, Earnings

Michigan State University is a large public land grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It reviews international freshman applications on the same timeline as domestic applicants, with a November 1 early action date and an April 1 final deadline, and accepts TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo or MELAB for English proficiency.

Verified 7 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
1 Nov 2026
Fall 2027, Bachelor, early, 55 days left
Tuition
$45,040
per year
English test
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 79, DET 110
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
$75

300 programmes across 28 fields.

Agriculture and related sciences

20 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor $74,454
Agricultural Business and Management Master
Agricultural Business and Management Phd
Animal Sciences Bachelor $59,436
Animal Sciences Master
Animal Sciences Phd
Food Science and Technology Bachelor $70,225
Food Science and Technology Master $107,428
Food Science and Technology Phd
Plant Sciences Bachelor $46,604
Plant Sciences Master
Plant Sciences Phd
Soil Sciences Bachelor $62,520
Soil Sciences Master
Soil Sciences Phd
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor
Veterinary Medicine Phd $124,687
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Master
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Phd
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians Bachelor $46,982

Natural resources and conservation

11 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor $64,549
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Phd
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Phd
Forestry Bachelor
Forestry Master
Forestry Phd
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor $44,778
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Master
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Phd

Architecture

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Bachelor $45,515
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Master
Environmental Design Master
Landscape Architecture Bachelor

Area, ethnic, cultural and gender studies

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Area Studies Master
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Master
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Phd

Communication and journalism

10 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor $66,407
Communication and Media Studies Master
Communication and Media Studies Phd
Journalism Bachelor $58,101
Journalism Master
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Master
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Phd
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor $71,448
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Master $78,351

Computer and information sciences

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor $105,539
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master
Computer and Information Sciences, General Phd
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor

Education

19 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Education, General Bachelor $52,112
Education, General Master $59,977
Curriculum and Instruction Master $60,170
Curriculum and Instruction Phd
Educational Administration and Supervision Master $68,606
Educational Administration and Supervision Phd $97,048
Educational/Instructional Media Design Master $66,982
Educational/Instructional Media Design Phd
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Phd
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Phd
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor $56,180
Special Education and Teaching Master $61,863
Special Education and Teaching Phd
Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master $66,681
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Master
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Phd
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Master
Education, Other Master

Engineering

25 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Engineering, General Bachelor $96,847
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor $81,288
Agricultural Engineering Master
Agricultural Engineering Phd
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Master
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Phd
Chemical Engineering Bachelor $95,843
Chemical Engineering Master
Chemical Engineering Phd
Civil Engineering Bachelor $87,138
Civil Engineering Master
Civil Engineering Phd
Computer Engineering Bachelor $101,837
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Bachelor $102,673
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Master $126,212
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Phd
Engineering Mechanics Master
Engineering Mechanics Phd
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Phd
Materials Engineering Bachelor $95,671
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor $99,381
Mechanical Engineering Master
Mechanical Engineering Phd
Engineering, Other Bachelor

Engineering technologies

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Bachelor $103,264
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Master
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Phd
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor $96,014
Engineering-Related Fields Master
Engineering-Related Fields Phd

Languages, literatures and linguistics

11 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Master
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Phd
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor $60,428
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Phd
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor $54,726
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Master
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor

Family and consumer sciences

5 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Master
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Phd
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor $47,493
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Master $59,805
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Phd

Legal professions and studies

7 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Non-Professional Legal Studies Bachelor $63,933
Non-Professional Legal Studies Master
Law Phd $91,995
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies Master
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies Phd
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Master
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Phd

English language and literature

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor $51,627
English Language and Literature, General Master
English Language and Literature, General Phd
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor $62,048
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Master
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Phd

Liberal arts and general studies

1 programme
Programme Level Median earnings
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor $46,687

Biological and biomedical sciences

33 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Biology, General Bachelor $66,211
Biology, General Master
Biology, General Phd
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor $70,734
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Master
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Phd
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor
Botany/Plant Biology Master
Botany/Plant Biology Phd
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Master
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Phd
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor $60,447
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Master
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Phd
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor $49,355
Zoology/Animal Biology Master
Zoology/Animal Biology Phd
Genetics Bachelor $59,887
Genetics Master
Genetics Phd
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor $65,556
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Master
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Phd
Pharmacology and Toxicology Master $100,592
Pharmacology and Toxicology Phd
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Master
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Phd
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor $53,932
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Master
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Phd
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor $64,682
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Master
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Phd

Mathematics and statistics

9 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Mathematics Bachelor $71,880
Mathematics Master
Mathematics Phd
Applied Mathematics Bachelor
Applied Mathematics Master
Applied Mathematics Phd
Statistics Bachelor $94,328
Statistics Master
Statistics Phd

Multidisciplinary studies

13 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor $59,642
Nutrition Sciences Master
International/Globalization Studies Bachelor $62,935
Computational Science Bachelor
Computational Science Master
Computational Science Phd
Sustainability Studies Bachelor
Sustainability Studies Master
Geography and Environmental Studies Master
Geography and Environmental Studies Phd
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor $48,532

Parks, recreation, fitness and kinesiology

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor $68,711
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Master $60,996
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Phd

Philosophy and religious studies

4 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Philosophy Bachelor
Philosophy Master
Philosophy Phd
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor

Physical sciences

15 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Physical Sciences, General Bachelor
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor
Astronomy and Astrophysics Master
Astronomy and Astrophysics Phd
Chemistry Bachelor $57,345
Chemistry Master
Chemistry Phd
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor $61,145
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Phd
Physics Bachelor $75,119
Physics Master
Physics Phd
Materials Sciences Master
Materials Sciences Phd

Psychology

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Psychology, General Bachelor $56,392
Psychology, General Master
Psychology, General Phd
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Master
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Phd $65,875
Psychology, Other Master

Security, law enforcement and protective services

5 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor $66,284
Criminal Justice and Corrections Master $86,157
Criminal Justice and Corrections Phd
Security Science and Technology Master
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Master $102,911

Public administration and social services

6 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Public Administration Bachelor
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor
Public Policy Analysis Master
Social Work Bachelor $55,523
Social Work Master $60,490
Social Work Phd

Social sciences

18 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Social Sciences, General Bachelor $57,882
Social Sciences, General Master
Anthropology Bachelor $56,484
Anthropology Master
Anthropology Phd
Economics Bachelor $81,373
Economics Master
Economics Phd
Geography and Cartography Bachelor $72,290
Geography and Cartography Master
Geography and Cartography Phd
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor $75,882
Political Science and Government Bachelor $72,691
Political Science and Government Master
Political Science and Government Phd
Sociology Bachelor $60,828
Sociology Master
Sociology Phd

Visual and performing arts

11 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor $54,108
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor $34,587
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Master
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor $43,016
Fine and Studio Arts Master
Music Bachelor $40,644
Music Master $51,832
Music Phd $60,005
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Master

Health professions

18 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Master $64,643
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Phd
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor $48,854
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Master
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor $70,284
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Master
Medicine Phd $208,932
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies Master
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Master $61,065
Public Health Master $73,135
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Master
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Phd
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor $59,274
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor $79,580
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Master $121,949
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Phd
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor

Business, management and marketing

22 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
Business/Commerce, General Master $162,832
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor $90,299
Business Administration, Management and Operations Master $129,236
Business Administration, Management and Operations Phd
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor $91,024
Accounting and Related Services Master $101,284
Accounting and Related Services Phd
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor $99,263
Finance and Financial Management Services Master
Finance and Financial Management Services Phd
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor $61,842
Hospitality Administration/Management Master
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor $86,826
Human Resources Management and Services Master $119,367
Human Resources Management and Services Phd
Management Information Systems and Services Phd
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Master $124,994
Marketing Bachelor $88,000
Marketing Master $106,967
Marketing Phd
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Master

History

3 programmes
Programme Level Median earnings
History Bachelor $48,421
History Master
History Phd

Programme list from the College Scorecard field of study data, published by the US Department of Education and free of copyright as a work of the United States government. Median earnings are the median for students who entered that programme at this university, measured five years after they started, from federal tax records; they cover all students, not international students only, and a figure is left blank where too few graduates exist to publish one safely.

Sources, checked 7 September 2026
  1. https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/international
  2. https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/international/language-requirements
  3. https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/international/dates-and-deadlines
  4. https://controller.msu.edu/student-accounts/tuition-rates-by-semester/nonresident-undergrad-fall-spring
  5. https://reg.msu.edu/academicprograms/Print.aspx?Section=415