Michigan State University Business Programs

Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The location of Michigan State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Michigan State University Rankings

Michigan State landed the #57 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Out of the 43 colleges in Michigan, it is ranked at #2.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Michigan State has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Michigan State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Other Business & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Michigan State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Human Resource Management Schools	College Factual
#21	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#23	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#49	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#121	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Michigan State University?

Contact details for Michigan State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	East Lansing, MI 48824-1046
Phone:	517-355-1855
Website:	https://www.msu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/spartans.msu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/michiganstateu

How Do I Get Into Michigan State?

You can apply to Michigan State online at: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/default.aspx

Admission Requirements for Michigan State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Michigan State?

With an acceptance rate of 76%, Michigan State may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to Michigan State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

Michigan State received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 22 and 28. Composite scores were between 23 and 29.

Can I Afford Michigan State University?

The overall average net price of Michigan State is $42,307. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Michigan State, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $8,718 a year. That adds up to $34,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Michigan State is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Michigan State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 38,491 undergraduate students at Michigan State, with 34,588 being full-time and 3,903 being part-time.

There are also 11,204 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 34,588 full-time undergraduates at Michigan State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Michigan State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,324
Black or African American	2,724
Hispanic or Latino	1,950
White	23,377
International Students	2,482
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,731

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Michigan State University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 128 countries are represented at Michigan State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and India.

Online Learning at Michigan State University

In 2019-2020, 45,588 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Michigan State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Michigan State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Michigan State University was $14,460 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $39,766. The following table shows how Michigan State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Leadership	#25	#195

Online Affordability Rankings of Michigan State Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Michigan State University was $14,460 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $39,766. The following table shows how Michigan State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#13	#16
Business Management & Marketing	#13	#16

Online Growth Rankings of Michigan State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Michigan State University was 434.6%. This is the #158 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Michigan State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Michigan State ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Michigan State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#1
Interior Design Management	#6
Organizational Leadership	#8
Business Management & Marketing	#10
Human Resource Management	#10
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#10
Accounting	#16
Accounting	#19
Business Administration & Management	#67

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Michigan State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Advertising	0	565	0	5	0	570
Supply Chain Management	0	365	0	82	0	447
Finance	0	343	0	0	0	343
General Economics	0	277	0	0	0	277
Accounting	0	214	0	0	2	216
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	207	0	0	1	208
General Business Administration and Management	0	103	0	77	0	180
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	177	0	0	0	177
Organizational Leadership	0	0	16	149	0	165
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	120	0	120
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	103	0	0	0	103
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	53	0	17	19	89
Marketing Research	0	0	0	67	0	67
Agricultural Business	16	42	0	0	0	58
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	0	0	44	0	44
Business Statistics	0	0	0	33	0	33
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	29	1	0	0	30
Actuarial Science	0	23	0	0	0	23
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	0	18	0	0	0	18
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	15	0	15
Other Economics	0	13	0	0	0	13
Health Communication	0	0	0	7	0	7
Public Relations	0	0	0	5	0	5
Interior Design Management	0	0	3	0	0	3
Operations Management	0	0	0	0	1	1
Agricultural Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Construction Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
Labor Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Resources Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	2,532	20	621	23	3,212

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.