Online Degrees and Programs at Michigan State University

Michigan State University offers 472 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 60 major programs - 1 Certificate, 1 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 34 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $18,079 for Michigan residents and $44,850 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,681 students out of total 52,089 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 2,452 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Michigan State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $18,079 and $44,850 for non-Michigan residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $21,772 and $41,848 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $580 for Michigan residents and $1,472 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $893 for Michigan residents and $1,730 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Michigan State University offers 472 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 60 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 1 Bachelors, 23 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 34 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 52,089 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 27,324 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,681 students are enrolled exclusively and 24,643 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,681 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,746 Michigan Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 861 students living in the U.S. States other than Michigan, and 74 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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