Morehead State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled show median earnings of $50,224. That figure falls in the 18th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

It sits $7,077 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). For return, Azimuth places the university in the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $6,524 less than the model expects for similar students. That outcome sits at the 30th 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 $3,130. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $9,654. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,004.

Program selection accounts for much of the variation behind the overall figure. The downside earnings scenario is $38,408 four years after completion, and the upside scenario is $74,014; neither is an observed group.

Program medians four years after completion are Nursing at $85,740, Allied Health Professions at $76,850, and Physics at $62,865. Those results make the modeled range concrete: earnings differ sharply across the fields named here.

An estimated 28.8% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so this estimate matters when reading the reported earnings median: some people continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

Program earnings vary sharply at Morehead State University, so the field chosen matters to the return picture. Nursing had median earnings of $85,740 four years after completion and 62 degrees awarded.

Allied Health Professions recorded $76,850 with 33 degrees awarded, while Engineering Technologies/Technicians posted $76,568 across 49 degrees awarded. At a more moderate earnings level, Teacher Education had median earnings of $37,275 four years after completion and 57 degrees awarded.

The contrast between the higher-earning fields and teaching shows that four-year earnings are not a single schoolwide outcome.

Program choice matters at Morehead State University because published earnings span markedly different levels across 27 fields. Among the largest fields, Liberal Arts and General Studies awarded 131 degrees and had median earnings of $43,422 four years after completion.

Kinesiology and Physical Education awarded 66 degrees, with median earnings of $45,877 four years after completion. Nursing awarded 62 degrees and had median earnings of $85,740 four years after completion.

Teacher Education awarded 57 degrees and had median earnings of $37,275, while Biology awarded 55 degrees and had median earnings of $65,624. The larger fields therefore show different earnings pictures, rather than a single outcome for the university.