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

Baltimore, MD · 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 | $50,698 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $27,900 – $75,737 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $11,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 41% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,413 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 69% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.39× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,698 | derived |

**41% 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 $19,500 (≈ 39% 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 $17,131 to $76,137 across 34 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $76,137 | $96,582 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,597 | $28,544 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,852 | not reported |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,187 | $27,500 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,762 | $26,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $54,720 | $33,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,157 | $20,909 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $50,767 | $41,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $50,531 | $41,000 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $50,042 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,040 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,492 | $30,604 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,832 | $24,404 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,195 | $28,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,606 | $21,625 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,560 | $25,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,118 | $28,973 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,085 | $27,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,412 | not reported |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,162 | $27,063 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,698 | $29,625 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,302 | $27,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,686 | $30,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,618 | $31,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,155 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,064 | $30,750 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,838 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,267 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,880 | $31,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,601 | $30,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,414 | $31,254 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,105 | $28,750 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,942 | $27,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,131 | $27,500 |

## 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 Morgan State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?163453

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