The MSU Advantage

The MSU Advantage

With over 90% of graduate students being placed in jobs within their field or pursuing other educational opportunities, Minnesota State Mankato graduate students have an edge. Whatever your professional or personal goals, obtaining your degree from a program that is nationally and internationally recognized will help you achieve your aspirations.

Our faculty are nominated and selected by their peers to teach graduate level courses. Our more than 50 graduate programs are accredited by regional and national accrediting agencies.

Approximately one quarter of our 1,700 graduate students are awarded graduate assistantships, which often cover the full cost of attending graduate school. Our tuition rates make us one of the best educational values in the country.

At Minnesota State Mankato, students conduct their own research while working closely with faculty in research centers that rival those at doctoral research institutions.

Located in a picturesque river valley, Mankato (approximately 50,000 residents) offers students a safe, vibrant community and easy access to all that a major metropolitan area has to offer.