Minnesota State University - Moorhead Business Programs

Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a public institution situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. MSU Moorhead is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Minnesota State University - Moorhead Rankings

We have ranked MSU Moorhead as #227 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list.

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.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSU Moorhead.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MSU Moorhead has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#31	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#50	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#69	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#75	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#228	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#233	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is Minnesota State University - Moorhead?

Contact details for MSU Moorhead are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563
Phone:	800-593-7246
Website:	www.mnstate.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/msumoorhead
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/MSUMoorhead

How Do I Get Into MSU Moorhead?

You can apply to MSU Moorhead online at: https://www.mnstate.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for MSU Moorhead

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSU Moorhead?

With an acceptance rate of 66%, MSU Moorhead does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 55%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to MSU Moorhead submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 600. Math scores were between 530 and 580.

MSU Moorhead received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Minnesota State University - Moorhead?

The overall average net price of MSU Moorhead is $25,749. 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 MSU Moorhead, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $9,354 a year. That adds up to $37,416 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSU Moorhead is 3.0%. 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.

Minnesota State University - Moorhead Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,445 undergraduate students at MSU Moorhead, with 3,529 being full-time and 916 being part-time.

There are also 1,102 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,529 full-time undergraduates at MSU Moorhead, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	52
Black or African American	146
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	2,865
International Students	149
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Minnesota State University - Moorhead. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at MSU Moorhead. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Nigeria, and Japan.

Online Learning at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

In 2019-2020, 3,361 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 6th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of MSU Moorhead

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Minnesota State University - Moorhead was $8,980 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,612. The following table shows how MSU Moorhead 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
Project Management	#1	#1
Operations Management	#16	#53
Supply Chain Management	#17	#19

Online Growth Rankings of MSU Moorhead

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Minnesota State University - Moorhead was 11.6%. This is the #1,179 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSU Moorhead regardless of major.

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Operations Management	#35
Project Management	#49
Supply Chain Management	#98

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%.

Minnesota State University - Moorhead Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	65	18	83
Accounting	0	43	0	43
Project Management	7	33	0	40
Finance	14	19	0	33
Operations Management	12	19	0	31
Construction Management	0	17	0	17
Customer Service Management	15	0	0	15
General Economics	0	11	0	11
Accounting and Finance	0	0	9	9
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	9	0	9
Supply Chain Management	0	6	0	6
Actuarial Science	0	6	0	6
Management Science	0	4	0	4
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	3	0	0	3
Advertising	0	2	0	2
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1	0	0	1
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	52	234	27	313

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.