Minnesota State University Moorhead

At Minnesota State University Moorhead, aid recipients face an average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, of $17,997. The published cost of attendance is $25,197, and average financial aid reduces that figure by $7,200.

In-state tuition and fees are $10,428 and room and board are $10,994; out-of-state tuition and fees are also $10,428. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068, placing this average net price $3,929 above that benchmark.

Azimuth places the university in the 74th percentile for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid provides a clear reduction from the published cost, though the resulting average price remains above comparable institutions.

Affordability is a relative strength at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where the published cost of attendance is $25,197. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $11,129 in the lowest family-income band; $11,547 in the lower-middle band; $13,907 in the middle band; $18,644 in the upper-middle band; and $22,420 in the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $11,291. Azimuth ranks the university #366 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 29% of the published cost, an average savings of $7,200. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $17,997.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068, and the university's average is $3,929 above it. Published in-state and out-of-state tuition are each $10,428, with room and board listed at $10,994.

Aid reduces the published price, though the average net price remains above the comparable-school median. Federal borrowing is common among undergraduates, but the median debt at completion is below the comparable-school figure.

Borrowers who complete have median federal student loan debt of $20,000, and 92.0% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have median federal debt of $21,229; the university's figure is $1,229 below that benchmark.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month if repaid over ten years. Parent PLUS borrowers have median borrowing of $10,000.

Return is the weaker part of the picture at Minnesota State University Moorhead, even though affordability is its strongest pillar. Azimuth places its return pillar in the 22nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $11,834 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sit in the 14th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,082. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $15,916.

Median earnings are $55,083 four years after completion, in the 33rd percentile. That is $2,218 below the peer median of $57,301 at comparable institutions, the middle value for institutions with the same type and size.

Affordability is the stronger part of the picture at Minnesota State University Moorhead, while graduate earnings are less favorable. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled report median earnings of $55,083 four years after completion.

Azimuth places that earnings measure in the 33rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 1,305 completers. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is negative here.

Graduates earn about $11,834 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios run from a downside of $44,539 to an upside of $76,306, with the typical scenario matching the reported median.

An estimated 26.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The scenario range shows varied modeled outcomes alongside below-expected earnings.

At Minnesota State University Moorhead, the return picture sits below both the comparable-institution benchmark and the model expectation. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $55,083 four years after completion, in the 33rd percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with the university's figure $2,218 below it. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, sit in the 14th percentile.

Graduates earn about $11,834 less than the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $4,082.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $15,916. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $74.

Azimuth places the university's return pillar in the 22nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Downside and upside earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix run from $44,539 to $76,306 four years after completion.

Program results vary across the fields with the largest award counts and the highest earnings. Construction Management is the highest-earning listed field, with 21 degrees awarded and median earnings of $93,431 four years after completion.

Nursing awarded 85 degrees and reached $86,563, while Business Administration and Management awarded 141 degrees and reached $64,466. Teacher Education had 86 degrees awarded and median earnings of $45,142.

These field-level figures show why the school-wide median does not describe every program equally.

Earnings vary across fields, so the model offers a range rather than a single outcome. Its downside earnings scenario is $44,539, compared with $55,083 in the typical scenario and $76,306 in the upside scenario.

Across 23 programs with published earnings data, Construction Management shows median earnings of $93,431 four years after completion, Nursing shows $86,563, and Information Science/Studies shows $74,016. These field figures show why the schoolwide median cannot describe every outcome.

At Minnesota State University Moorhead, lower borrowing offers a partial counterweight to a weaker return picture. Borrowers who completed with federal loans had median federal student loan debt of $20,000, below the $21,229 median at comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $227 a month if repaid over ten years. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $17,997.

Aid covers about 29% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. For earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, graduates earn about $11,834 less than the model expects for similar students.

Parent borrowers using Parent PLUS, a separate population, had median borrowing of $10,000. Lower debt and lower-than-expected earnings pull in different directions.

For the reported entering class, Minnesota State University Moorhead had an admission rate of 58.8%, meaning the university admitted that share of applicants. This was below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

The reported rate describes the outcome for that applicant pool, rather than any individual applicant's odds.

At Minnesota State University Moorhead, program-level earnings vary enough that a schoolwide figure can obscure the difference between higher- and moderate-earning fields. Construction Management posts median earnings of $93,431 four years after completion, alongside 21 degrees awarded.

Nursing follows with $86,563 and 85 degrees awarded. The larger programs show a different middle range.

Business Administration and Management records $64,466 in median earnings four years after completion and 141 degrees awarded, while Teacher Education records $45,142 and 86 degrees awarded. The spread across these fields makes program choice central to reading the return picture.

Program-level figures show that outcomes differ across fields, so the collegewide earnings number is only a starting point. The published medians below are for completers four years after completion and pair each field’s earnings with degrees awarded in one academic year.

The bachelor's degrees at Minnesota State University Moorhead concentrate in a few professional fields. Business accounts for 22.3% of degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 14.4% and Education at 12.2%.

Across 23 programs with published four-year earnings data, the largest by degrees awarded is Business Administration and Management at 141 degrees awarded, with Teacher Education at 86 and Nursing at 85 close behind. The highest-earning program is a much smaller one: Construction Management graduates earn a median of $93,431 four years after completion, from 21 degrees awarded a year.

Nursing, the third-largest program, is the second-highest-earning at $86,563. Information Science/Studies and Finance follow at $74,016 and $67,054, from 15 and 29 degrees awarded respectively.

The pattern is a university whose largest programs sit in fields with moderate earnings, while the strongest payoffs come from smaller, applied programs. Business Administration and Management, the biggest program, earns a median of $64,466, well below the top earners, and Teacher Education graduates earn $45,142. Across all fields, 9.6% of degrees are in STEM.