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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Resident Tuition, Fee and Tax Rates for
Fall Semester 2024 and Spring Semester 2025

Students are assessed tuition and fees each semester on the basis of their level, class, residency status, and number of credits carried. Tuition is assessed on a per credit-hour basis except for graduate-professional students who are assessed on a semester basis and selected masters program students who are assessed on a semester, annual, or program basis. Units are listed below in footnote 1.

Lifelong Education students are not assessed Student Taxes. Lifelong Education students in certain online courses may be assessed additional tuition fees of up to 150 per credit hour which are not reflected below.

NOTE: Certain courses may be assessed additional section fees, such as particular kinesiology, animal science, and online courses, that are not reflected in the Tuition, Fees, and Student Voted Taxes tables below. Further information regarding additional section fees can be found in the Class Search

Graduate Students

TUITION (per credit-hour basis) RESIDENT
Masters - Core / Professional 893.00
Masters - College of Engineering 992.25
Doctoral - Core / Professional 893.00
Doctoral - College of Engineering 992.25
Graduate Certification 893.00
Graduate Lifelong Education 893.00
Law - Non Degree 1,400.00
Law - Non Degree (Audit) 700.00

1 Core units: Arts and Letters, Natural Science, Social Science, University Undergraduate Division, Lyman Briggs, James Madison, Residential College in Arts & Humanities, and Communication Arts & Sciences.
Professional and Other units: Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Eli Broad, Education, Music, Engineering, Osteopathic Medicine, and Human Medicine.


OTHER STUDENT CHARGES (per semester) AMOUNT
Part-Time2 Full-Time
Recreational & Wellness Center 85.00 170.00

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES AMOUNT
Part-Time2 Full-Time
College of Music 150.00 300.00

2 Part-time is 4 credits and below


SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES (per credit-hour basis) RESIDENT
Education Specialists & Doctoral Programs 926.00
M.A. & M.S. in the College of Education 926.00
M.S. in Accounting 1,103.00
M.S. in Financial Planning & Wealth Management 975.00
Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) in Intellectual Property, Information, and Communications Law 950.00
Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) in the American Legal System 1,215.00
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in American Legal System 1,215.00
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property, Information and Communications Law 1,215.00
Master of Legal Studies (LL.M.) 1,215.00

ONLINE PROGRAMS SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES (per credit-hour basis) RESIDENT
Hybrid Online MS Forestry Plan B 938.00
Hybrid School Psychology EdS Program 1,000.00
Online Accounting Graduate Certificate 817.25
Online Accounting & Data Analytics MS 817.25
Online Civil and Environmental Engineering Masters 995.00
Online Clinical Laboratory Sciences/Biomedical Laboratory Operations Masters 893.00
Online Clinical Nurse Specialist Graduate Certification 889.75
Online Criminal Justice Masters and Graduate Certificates (including M.S. in Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis, M.S. in Cybercrime and Digital Investigation, Graduate Certificate in Cyber Criminology and Cyber Security) 857.00
Online Customer Experience Management M.S. 1,017.00
Online Early Childhood and Family Policy Graduate Certificate through IDEA 610.00
Online Education Masters 933.00
Online Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Hybrid PhD 1,283.25
Online Electrical & Computer Engineering Masters 995.00
Online Elements of Global Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate 880.00
Online Family Community Services Masters through IDEA 610.00
Online Food Safety Certificate 991.00
Online Food Safety Masters 991.00
Online Foreign Language Teaching Masters and Graduate Certificate 700.00
Online Forest Carbon Science, Policy & Management Certificate 938.00
Online Global Food Law (LL.M., M.J., and DL) 950.00
Online Global Health Masters 995.00
Online Global Health Graduate Certificate 995.00
Online Global Non-Profit Leadership (GNL) 780.00
Online Global Plant Breeding Plan B MS 893.00
Online Healthcare Compliance Graduate Certificate
1,000.00
Online Healthcare Leadership Graduate Certificate 1,000.00
Online Healthcare Management Masters 1,000.00
Online Human Resource Management & Development Graduate Certificate 1,130.00
Online Human Services Administration Graduate Certificate through IDEA 610.00
Online Integrative Pharmacology Masters 900.00
Online International Planning Studies Masters (MIPS) 750.00
Online Leadership & Managing Teams Graduate Certificate 1,130.00
Online Management, Strategy and Leadership Masters 1,130.00
Online Managerial Analysis for Decision Making Graduate Certificate 817.25
Online Mechanical Engineering Masters 995.00
Online Nanjing Agriculture University Masters 893.00
Online Nursing M.S.N./CNS and D.N.P./CNS 889.75
Online Nutrition and Dietetics Masters 893.00
Online Packaging Masters 1,000.00
Online Pharmacology & Toxicology Masters 900.00
Online Pharmacology & Toxicology Graduate Certificate 900.00
Online Public Health Masters 725.00
Online Public Health Graduate Certificate 725.00
Online Program Evaluation Masters 870.00
Online Program Evaluation Graduate Certificate 870.00
Online Real Estate Development & Construction Graduate Certificate 1,090.00
Online Sports Analytics Graduate Certificate 1,250.00
Online Strategic Management Graduate Certificate 1,130.00
Online Supply Chain Management Masters 1,850.00
Online Taxation Graduate Certificate 817.25
Online Transaction Services Graduate Certificate 817.25
Online Urban Resilient Redevelopment Graduate Certificate 1,090.00
Online Youth Development Graduate Certificate through IDEA 610.00
Online Youth Development Masters through IDEA 610.00

SPECIAL FLAT RATE PROGRAM FEES - (per semester) RESIDENT
Teacher Certification Internship Year (based on 12 credits) 5,358.00
Broad MBA 17,898.00
College of Law (Juris Doctorate) 10-17 credits. * 21,341.00
* Per credit of 1,400 for less than 10 credits, or additional 1,400 per credit for any credits over 17
Human & Osteopathic Medicine 16,282.00
Human & Osteopathic Medicine Extended Medical Curriculum 10,860.00
Human Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program 11,447.00
Osteopathic Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program 11,447.00
Human Medicine (M.D.)/MBA Joint Degree (Begin year 1 with MBA Course) 17,968.00
Human Medicine (M.D.)/MBA Joint Degree (Students Complete 2 years of M.D. before entering joint Degree) 19,172.00
Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)/MBA Joint Degree 18,811.00
Veterinary Medicine 16,447.00
Veterinary Medicine Clinical Year - Fall & Spring 14,544.00
Veterinary Medicine Clinical Year - Summer 10,304.00
Veterinary Medicine - Medical Scientist Training Program 10,799.00

SPECIAL PROGRAM FEES - (applies to entire program) RESIDENT
Executive MBA Program 89,000.00
MS in Business Data Science & Analytics 36,000.00
MS in Data Science 39,000.00
MS in Finance
45,000.00
MS in Marketing Research
30,500.00
D.N.P. Nursing Anesthesia (CRNA) Program - Summer 2022 Cohort 78,735.00
D.N.P. Nursing Anesthesia (CRNA) Program - Summer 2023 Cohort 81,097.00
D.N.P. Nursing Anesthesia (CRNA) Program - Summer 2024 Cohort 83,530.00
D.N.P. Nursing Anesthesia (CRNA) Program - Summer 2025 Cohort 83,547.00
PA Medicine 77,999.00

STUDENT VOTED TAXES (per semester) 5 AMOUNT
COGS Tax - all graduate students in degree programs 11.00
COMS Tax - all graduate professional medical students 1.50
FM Radio Tax - all degree students 5.00
State News Tax - all degree students with 6 or more credit hours 7.50

5 Students may request a refund of Student Voted Taxes within the first 10 class days of each academic semester by contacting the appropriate all-University student governing bodies and the on-campus residence governing groups

Cost of Attendance

In addition to tuition and fees, there are other expenses associated with your Cost of Attendance. A breakdown of budgets for Graduate, Medical and Law students can be found below. Questions should be directed to the Office of Financial Aid.

Undergrad/grad

Medical

Law

Financial Aid Awards

Those students who have applied and who are eligible for financial assistance should be aware that increases in educational costs have been provided for in their financial aid awards. For further information, students should contact the Office of Financial Aid, by phone, email, in person (Student Services Building, 556 E. Circle Dr Rm 252), or through their web site at www.finaid.msu.edu.

Important Note

The University reserves the right to make changes in the types, structures, and rates for fees, deposits, tuition, and housing.  Every effort will be made to give as much advance notice as possible.