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title: Morehead State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Morehead, KY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Morehead State University

Morehead, KY · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $43,197 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $27,519 – $63,693 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,705 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 52% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,961 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 59% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.34× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $15,197 | derived |

**52% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $14,705 (≈ 34% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,197 to $66,090 across 36 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,090 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,855 | $21,589 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $57,256 | $26,654 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,164 | $25,487 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $56,482 | $21,625 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,465 | $27,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $53,198 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,023 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $41,580 | $23,326 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $40,855 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $40,028 | $41,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $39,824 | not reported |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $39,795 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $39,537 | $21,062 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,678 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $36,805 | $31,484 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,684 | $23,655 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,707 | $22,782 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,335 | $23,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,832 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $33,591 | not reported |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,710 | $23,819 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,681 | $24,122 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,308 | $25,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,274 | $28,420 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,000 | $23,124 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,740 | $24,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,341 | $25,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,685 | $23,373 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,471 | $18,788 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,420 | $21,836 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,189 | $23,250 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,940 | $24,383 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,469 | $24,857 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,505 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,197 | $22,560 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Morehead State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?157386

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