Graduate Program Overview
Michigan State University is a four-year, public school located in East Lansing, Michigan. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $21,148 for Michigan residents and $41,224 for out-of-state students. It offers 288 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Michigan State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | East Lansing, MI |
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| Graduate School Students | 11,085 students
2,117 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$21,148
Out-of-State$41,224 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 288 Graduate Programs
137 Master's, 104 Doctorate, 47 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Michigan State University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Michigan State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $21,148 and $41,224 for non-Michigan residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $874 for Michigan residents and $1,710 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $20,808 | $40,884 |
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| Fees | $340 | $340 |
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| Cost per Credit | $874 | $1,710 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,334 |
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| Room & Board | $11,754 (On-Campus) / $11,754 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,592 (On-Campus) / $3,592 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $37,828 | $57,904 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $37,828 | $57,904 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $18,858 | $18,858 | $19,714 | $20,382 | $21,148 |
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| Out-of-State | $37,056 | $37,056 | $38,638 | $39,876 | $41,224 |
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Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 5/10/2024)
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Michigan State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 288 major areas -
137 Master's (12 online programs), 104 Doctorate , 46 Post-Bachelor'(21 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. 2,045 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,485 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,045 | 1,485 | 223 | 4 |
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| Men | 843 | 677 | 66 | - |
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| Women | 1,202 | 808 | 157 | 4 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 1 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 6 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
MSU graduate schools have a total of 11,085 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 4,698 male and 6,387 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 8,080 full-time and 3,005 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,117 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,342 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 6,681 White, 636 Black, and 720 Asian students are attending at Michigan State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
208 grad students are younger than 22 and 920 students are older than 65. It has 7,303 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,391 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 11,085 |
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| Men | 4,698 |
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| Women | 6,387 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 11,085 |
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| Full-time Students | 8,080 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,005 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 11,085 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 46 |
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| Asian | 720 |
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| Black | 636 |
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| Hispanic | 633 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
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| White | 6,681 |
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| Two or more races | 265 |
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| Un-Known | 213 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 11,085 |
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| 21 & Under | 208 |
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| 22-24 | 3,112 |
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| 25-29 | 4,191 |
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| 30-34 | 1,714 |
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| 35-39 | 677 |
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| 40 & Over | 920 |
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Online Population
At Michigan State University graduate schools, 2,117 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,342 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 10,822 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,117 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,342 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 7,363 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,117 |
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| Michigan Resident | 1,180 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 876 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 60 |
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