Top Ranked Programs
Midwestern State University's program mix is anchored in health and applied professional fields — a signature consistent with its regional identity as a comprehensive public university serving Wichita Falls and the surrounding North Texas area. The dominant program family is Health, which shapes both the scale and the earnings profile of the institution's degree output. Across 35 programs, the university channels a substantial share of graduates into health sciences, nursing, and related applied fields that connect directly to stable regional labor markets. The highest aggregate-return program is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, which combines meaningful cohort scale with strong four-year earnings — making it the single largest contributor to the institution's overall financial outcomes. Among the most-enrolled programs, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions program graduates 207 students annually with median earnings of $83,622 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #10 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing and Interdisciplinary Studies round out the top of the enrollment distribution, each feeding graduates into fields with consistent regional hiring demand. The highest-earning programs at Midwestern State University cluster in clinical and applied health disciplines. Nursing graduates earn median earnings of $87,009 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #146 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Finance and Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions also post strong early-career figures, reflecting the direct-to-workforce nature of health profession pathways where graduates enter licensed roles with defined salary floors. For context on how these fields align with national labor-market demand, see [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/).