Missouri State University-Springfield

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $9,024

In-State Cost of Attendance: $24,022

Out-of-State Tuition: $17,928

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $32,926

Student Debt

Median total debt: $16,200

Students with federal loans: 31.1%

Students with Pell grants: 21.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $38,092

After 5 years: $51,130

Majors(79 programs)

  1. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(368 graduates)
  2. Psychology, General.(242 graduates)
  3. Marketing.(228 graduates)
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(227 graduates)
  5. Communication and Media Studies.(169 graduates)
  6. Finance and Financial Management Services.(154 graduates)
  7. Accounting and Related Services.(129 graduates)
  8. Biology, General.(123 graduates)
  9. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(111 graduates)
  10. Criminology.(108 graduates)
  11. Business/Commerce, General.(93 graduates)
  12. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(90 graduates)
  13. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(79 graduates)
  14. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(72 graduates)
  15. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(71 graduates)
  16. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.(71 graduates)
  17. Fine and Studio Arts.(67 graduates)
  18. Computer Science.(62 graduates)
  19. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(54 graduates)
  20. English Language and Literature, General.(53 graduates)
  21. Hospitality Administration/Management.(53 graduates)
  22. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(49 graduates)
  23. Special Education and Teaching.(42 graduates)
  24. Construction Management.(42 graduates)
  25. Animal Sciences.(40 graduates)
  26. Social Work.(40 graduates)
  27. Agricultural Business and Management.(39 graduates)
  28. Apparel and Textiles.(39 graduates)
  29. Housing and Human Environments.(35 graduates)
  30. Economics.(35 graduates)
  31. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(35 graduates)
  32. Design and Applied Arts.(34 graduates)
  33. Sociology.(33 graduates)
  34. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(33 graduates)
  35. Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.(32 graduates)
  36. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(32 graduates)
  37. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(32 graduates)
  38. Political Science and Government.(31 graduates)
  39. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(30 graduates)
  40. Plant Sciences.(27 graduates)
  41. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(26 graduates)
  42. Chemistry.(25 graduates)
  43. History.(25 graduates)
  44. Anthropology.(23 graduates)
  45. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(22 graduates)
  46. Agriculture, General.(21 graduates)
  47. Management Information Systems and Services.(21 graduates)
  48. Insurance.(21 graduates)
  49. Geography and Cartography.(20 graduates)
  50. Mathematics.(19 graduates)
  51. Religion/Religious Studies.(19 graduates)
  52. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(19 graduates)
  53. International/Global Studies.(15 graduates)
  54. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(14 graduates)
  55. Journalism.(13 graduates)
  56. Music.(13 graduates)
  57. Gerontology.(12 graduates)
  58. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(12 graduates)
  59. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(12 graduates)
  60. City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.(11 graduates)
  61. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(11 graduates)
  62. Engineering-Related Fields.(11 graduates)
  63. Philosophy.(7 graduates)
  64. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(7 graduates)
  65. Physics.(6 graduates)
  66. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(5 graduates)
  67. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  68. Computer Systems Analysis.(1 graduates)
  69. Agricultural Production Operations.
  70. Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.
  71. Engineering, General.
  72. Civil Engineering.
  73. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
  74. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  75. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  76. Army ROTC, Military Science and Operations.
  77. Dispute Resolution.
  78. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
  79. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,407 students

Admission Rate: 91.0%

Retention Rate: 79.3%

Graduation Rate: 57.3%

Student Demographics

White (79.0%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Black (3.5%)
Asian (1.9%)
Two or More (4.0%)
International (2.9%)

Gender Distribution

Men (39.1%)
Women (60.9%)

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