Online Degrees and Programs at Minnesota State University-Mankato

Minnesota State University-Mankato offers 268 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 68 major programs - 7 Certificate, 7 Bachelors, 22 Masters, and 32 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,572 for Minnesota residents and $18,942 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,748 students out of total 15,271 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,958 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Minnesota State University-Mankato 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 Minnesota State University-Mankato. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Minnesota residents, the tuition & fees are $9,572 and $18,942 for non-Minnesota residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $10,449 and $19,989 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $327 for Minnesota residents and $703 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $530 for Minnesota residents and $795 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Minnesota State University-Mankato offers 268 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 68 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 7 Certificates, 7 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 32 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 Minnesota State University-Mankato, there are 15,271 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 9,740 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,748 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,992 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,748 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,433 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 311 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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