Career outcomes brief

Midwestern State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Midwestern State University graduates earn?

The reported median is $62,250 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $4,949 per year.

Midwestern State University combines earnings above those of comparable institutions with a return that Azimuth places in the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,491 more than expects for similar students, an earnings-beyond-expectations measure: the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students.

That result sits in the 78th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $981.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $6,510. Median earnings are $62,250 four years after completion, in the 58th percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the university is $4,949 above it.

Earnings vary across the modeled program mix at Midwestern State University. The downside earnings scenario is $47,464 and the upside scenario is $86,887, with $62,250 as the typical scenario.

These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups. Four years after completion, median program earnings are $87,160 in Mechanical Engineering, $87,009 in Nursing, and $84,547 in Finance.

The program medians do not all sit within the modeled range, showing variation across fields.

Graduate study affects how to read the four-year earnings figure. At Midwestern State University, an estimated 29.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their education fall outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$62,250
Rank for difference from expectations
78th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Midwestern State University reported median
$62,250
Peer schools comparable schools · $4,949 below Midwestern State University
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $7,491 below Midwestern State University
$54,759

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $47,464 to $86,887, around the reported median of $62,250. Compare the lower scenario with Midwestern State University borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$47,464
Median · reported
$62,250
Higher estimate
$86,887

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Midwestern State University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Midwestern State University graduates’ reported earnings are $7,491 above that expectation, the 78th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Midwestern State University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$981
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
+$6,510
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
+$7,491

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at Midwestern State University report the highest earnings?

At Midwestern State University, earnings four years after completion vary across programs, with some health fields reaching higher medians than others. Nursing recorded median earnings of $87,009 across 197 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #161 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Allied Health Professions had median earnings of $83,622 and 207 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national field rank of #13. At the more moderate end, Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences posted $50,067 in median earnings across 25 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #28 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Four-year earnings differ between the health fields and Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.

Health Professions accounts for 36.3% of bachelor’s degrees awarded and contains the leading ranked field at Midwestern State University. The university has 14 nationally ranked bachelor’s fields.

Azimuth ranks Allied Health Professions #13 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions within its field; it awarded 207 degrees, and completers had median earnings of $83,622 four years after completion. Azimuth places Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences at #28 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions within its field, with 25 degrees awarded and median earnings of $50,067 four years after completion.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies stands at #67 nationally within its field, where Azimuth compares nonprofit four-year institutions; it awarded 193 degrees and had median earnings of $48,989 four years after completion. The ranked fields span distinctly different earnings levels, making program choice especially consequential.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Mechanical Engineering
$87,160
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$87,009
Finance and Financial Management Services
$84,547
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$83,622
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$74,347
Accounting and Related Services
$66,000
Management Information Systems and Services
$61,966
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$59,289

Explore Midwestern State University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

The program mix models a downside earnings scenario of $47,464, a typical scenario of $62,250, and an upside scenario of $86,887. Mechanical Engineering is the highest-earning program at $87,160 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Psychology is lowest at $46,729. The spread shows variation by field rather than observed groups.

At Midwestern State University, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $62,250 four years after completion. That figure is above the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $57,301, a difference of $4,949.

Azimuth places the university’s four-year earnings in the 58th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 1,306 completers. Graduates earn about $7,491 more than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings scenarios based on the program mix show possible earnings outcomes rather than observed graduate groups. An estimated 29.2% continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.