2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at MSU is $15,988 for Michigan residents and $43,372 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 1.80% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at MSU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Michigan State University Cost of Attendance page.
Michigan State University 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Michigan ResidentsOut-of-StateMichigan ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$15,555$40,384$18,858$37,056
2021$15,555$40,384$18,858$37,056
2022$15,966$41,290$19,714$38,638
2023$16,617$42,607$20,382$39,876
2024$15,988$43,372$21,148$41,224

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Michigan State University is $527 for Michigan residents and $1,439 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 1.77% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $874 for Michigan residents and $1,710 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 3.39% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Michigan State University.
Michigan State University 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
Michigan ResidentsOut-of-StateMichigan ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$519$1,346$786$1,544
2021$519$1,346$786$1,544
2022$529$1,373$817$1,606
2023$548$1,414$842$1,654
2024$527$1,439$874$1,710

Offered Online Programs

Michigan State University offers 427 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 33 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Michigan State University at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's0127
Master's12137
Doctorate (Research)099
Doctorate (Professional)05
1-2 Years certificates012
Post-BS Certificate2146
Post-MS Certificate01
Total33427

Online Student Population

There are 50,023 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at MSU. Of that, 2,728 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 23,498 students have joined to some online courses and 23,797 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at Michigan State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total50,02339,20110,822
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,7286112,117
Enrolled Some in Online Classes23,49822,1561,342
Not Enrolled in Online Classes23,79716,4347,363
Online Student Population by Student Location at Michigan State University
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,7286112,117
Michigan Residents1,7055251,180
Other State in U.S.93256876
Outside of U.S.903060
Unknown101