Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Missouri State University-Springfield has 92 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (doctoral), where graduates earn a median $218,334 four years after finishing, against $135,401 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$52,782
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Missouri State University-Springfield. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 157 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Management | 62 | $74,433 | $98,563 | $93,1566% above | $25,500 |
| Computer Science | 64 | $70,648 | $93,094 | $99,1776% below | $20,401 |
| Insurance | 18 | $52,297 | $84,899 | $89,3435% below | N/A |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Not available | N/A | $80,753 | $81,4241% below | N/A |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 145 | $70,667 | $79,615 | $86,0207% below | $20,447 |
| Mathematics | 11 | N/A | $77,471 | $70,62810% above | N/A |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 111 | $55,600 | $72,227 | $77,3127% below | $22,875 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 73 | $57,908 | $70,614 | $73,0543% below | $20,625 |
| Marketing | 151 | $48,607 | $66,333 | $66,5420% above | $20,812 |
| Economics | 20 | N/A | $65,804 | $79,31017% below | N/A |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 48 | $38,043 | $65,636 | $66,9062% below | $23,535 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 43 | N/A | $65,601 | $67,6763% below | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 20 | $46,367 | $65,127 | $59,8819% above | $19,087 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 85 | $33,351 | $61,070 | $53,02415% above | $22,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 21 | $44,524 | $60,390 | $62,0273% below | $16,312 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 129 | $48,720 | $60,247 | $64,5907% below | $19,625 |
| Political Science and Government | 26 | $52,012 | $58,014 | $61,6136% below | $14,058 |
| Chemistry | 14 | $44,153 | $56,984 | $66,36614% below | N/A |
| Business/Commerce, General | 96 | $49,637 | $56,215 | $64,01612% below | $21,840 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 14 | $54,647 | $54,917 | $47,08817% above | N/A |
| Apparel and Textiles | 27 | $45,288 | $54,347 | $58,5167% below | $22,955 |
| Housing and Human Environments | 29 | $45,470 | $54,226 | $52,8613% above | $22,750 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 39 | $38,807 | $53,789 | $55,8564% below | $22,534 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 32 | N/A | $53,621 | $55,8934% below | N/A |
| Biology, General | 116 | $34,165 | $51,897 | $57,55810% below | $22,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 88 | $51,152 | N/A | $65,25522% below | $22,646 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 19 | $45,998 | $50,995 | $65,39622% below | $16,975 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 35 | $35,771 | $50,814 | $52,7274% below | $24,250 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 60 | $29,026 | $50,774 | $58,49113% below | $20,598 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 83 | $44,674 | $50,065 | $53,8257% below | $18,750 |
| Criminology | 96 | $42,545 | $49,053 | $56,22413% below | $20,500 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 14 | N/A | $48,191 | $60,37920% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 66 | $41,488 | $47,696 | $52,0208% below | $14,156 |
| Plant Sciences | 50 | $41,824 | $47,267 | $56,44816% below | $13,000 |
| Agriculture, General | 17 | $38,764 | $46,412 | $52,67612% below | N/A |
| Social Work | 62 | $41,033 | $46,403 | $51,85911% below | $23,763 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 25 | $40,796 | $44,417 | $50,82713% below | $22,500 |
| Psychology, General | 264 | $37,276 | $43,956 | $50,06612% below | $19,720 |
| Sociology | 23 | $36,592 | $43,425 | $52,10517% below | $23,875 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 27 | $38,247 | $42,618 | $45,3486% below | $20,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 28 | $35,482 | $41,866 | $47,26911% below | $20,165 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 25 | $23,533 | $41,766 | $51,17118% below | $22,000 |
| Animal Sciences | 33 | $34,353 | $41,658 | $49,65616% below | $14,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 12 | N/A | $41,550 | $49,41916% below | N/A |
| Special Education and Teaching | 47 | $39,421 | $40,846 | $51,25820% below | $19,579 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 51 | $32,326 | $40,386 | $41,5503% below | $19,934 |
| Journalism | 14 | $39,660 | N/A | $41,1904% below | N/A |
| Anthropology | 25 | $29,139 | $38,870 | $45,83315% below | $20,056 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 52 | $31,634 | $38,690 | $48,77321% below | $19,053 |
| History | 62 | $33,764 | $38,485 | $50,38724% below | $22,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 391 | $36,082 | $38,413 | $47,73020% below | $19,447 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 44 | $31,801 | $37,959 | $40,0535% below | $25,095 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 6 | N/A | $37,180 | $56,51734% below | N/A |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 37 | $33,310 | N/A | $31,3696% above | $23,986 |
| Music | 29 | N/A | $32,984 | $43,38724% below | $25,748 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security Policy and Strategy | Not available | $94,301 | $121,063 | $121,0630% above | N/A |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 52 | $98,261 | $114,137 | $126,48310% below | $55,495 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 36 | $91,448 | $106,831 | $106,8310% above | N/A |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 101 | $80,056 | $103,408 | $127,27719% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 196 | $75,330 | $93,738 | $95,1271% below | $16,688 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 40 | $65,254 | $88,444 | $93,2285% below | N/A |
| Psychology, General | Not available | N/A | $76,762 | $67,14314% above | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 9 | $63,667 | $75,809 | $89,92816% below | N/A |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 25 | $64,238 | $68,531 | $71,2624% below | $55,957 |
| Criminology | 13 | $48,614 | $65,307 | $67,1633% below | N/A |
| Public Administration | 48 | $47,144 | $59,405 | $77,17523% below | N/A |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 30 | $58,979 | N/A | $56,6394% above | N/A |
| Public Health | 27 | $55,815 | N/A | $63,94413% below | $19,600 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 15 | $49,706 | $55,039 | $70,53422% below | N/A |
| Social Work | 89 | $51,957 | $54,418 | $62,59713% below | $22,083 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 32 | $46,061 | $53,197 | $69,94424% below | $15,881 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 37 | $48,683 | $51,844 | $58,99812% below | $39,038 |
| History | 34 | $50,314 | N/A | $49,5342% above | $25,366 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 34 | $53,153 | $50,313 | $65,78624% below | $31,016 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 17 | $48,712 | N/A | $65,61926% below | N/A |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 6 | $48,042 | N/A | $57,36916% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 123 | $44,879 | $44,969 | $58,84524% below | $20,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 21 | $44,230 | $42,990 | $63,05832% below | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 35 | $41,253 | $42,231 | $62,45032% below | $21,059 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 27 | $38,209 | N/A | $51,00625% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Not available | $195,296 | $218,334 | $135,40161% above | $81,832 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Not available | $84,033 | $87,444 | $89,2332% below | N/A |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Not available | $74,648 | $77,435 | $82,6336% below | $81,340 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 41 | $73,699 | $88,734 | $104,27115% below | $16,600 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 21 | $43,431 | N/A | $47,7819% below | $21,718 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 37 | $43,271 | N/A | $56,53923% below | $23,000 |
| Dispute Resolution | 6 | $42,277 | N/A | $42,0181% above | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 67 | $69,254 | $99,031 | $88,59412% above | $20,423 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 40 | $85,255 | N/A | $85,2550% above | N/A |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 39 | $47,528 | N/A | $55,03314% below | N/A |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | 12 | $46,560 | N/A | $67,48931% below | N/A |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 12 | $46,295 | N/A | $46,2950% above | N/A |
Careers linked to the programs Missouri State University-Springfield reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business/Commerce, General and 4 more
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business/Commerce, General and 4 more
Science
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer Science and 4 more
Science
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics, Public Health
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