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Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (10% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 60% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,759 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,137 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 40% of graduates; 54 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020110% 114
    Graduates in this field earn $61,527 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01019.9% 113
    Graduates in this field earn $56,741 4 years out
  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01018.6% 98
    Graduates in this field earn $58,788 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.6% 75
    Graduates in this field earn $53,617 4 years out
  5. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.10014.7% 53
    Graduates in this field earn $98,640 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Liberal arts and general studies, 0.0% → 8.6% of graduates since 2014–15 (98 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,640 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,033

    4 years after completion$98,640
    National median: $100,647About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $84,992 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $28,544 · 119 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Computer Science$90,183 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$90,183
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report

  3. Civil Engineering$88,870 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $70,667

    4 years after completion$88,870
    National median: $86,517About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,470 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,909 · 84 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Information Science/Studies$83,331 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,711

    4 years after completion$83,331
    National median: $85,294About typical

    Median federal debt: $24,404 · 63 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Industrial Engineering$81,416 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,047

    4 years after completion$81,416
    National median: $98,442Below typical

    Median federal debt: $27,500 · 37 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college18 to 1
18 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 83% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty60%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$103,891

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$9,759
$9,759
← Lessmore than 40% of 557More →
Endowment per student$11,647
$11,647
← Lessmore than 48% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)