Online Degrees and Programs at Michigan State University

Michigan State University offers 427 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 33 major programs - 12 Masters and 21 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $15,988 for Michigan residents and $43,372 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,728 students out of total 50,023 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,552 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Michigan State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Michigan State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Michigan residents, the tuition & fees are $15,988 and $43,372 for non-Michigan residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $21,148 and $41,224 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $527 for Michigan residents and $1,439 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $874 for Michigan residents and $1,710 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Michigan State University offers 427 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 33 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Masters, 21 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Michigan State University, there are 50,023 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 26,226 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,728 students are enrolled exclusively and 23,498 are enrolled in some online courses).

By student location, out of a total of 2,728 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,705 Michigan Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 932 students living in the U.S. States other than Michigan, and 90 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.