Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, Missouri · Public

Of 85 assessed programs, 81 leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 161 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,718
$30k to $48k	$13,529
$48k to $75k	$14,905
$75k to $110k	$18,770
$110k and up	$20,576
All families (average)	$17,613

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

85 of 246 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Missouri high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$38,413	+$3,604	clears the bar	$24,250	6.7 yrs	376
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,956	+$9,147	clears the bar	$22,000	2.4 yrs	263
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$93,738	+$58,929	clears the bar	$18,000	0.3 yrs	219
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,247	+$25,438	clears the bar	$24,500	1.0 yrs	181
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,333	+$31,524	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	177
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$72,227	+$37,418	clears the bar	$22,500	0.6 yrs	138
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,897	+$17,088	clears the bar	$21,550	1.3 yrs	127
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,053	+$14,244	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	116
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,615	+$44,806	clears the bar	$26,020	0.6 yrs	110
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$61,070	+$26,261	clears the bar	$22,500	0.9 yrs	108
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$44,969	+$10,160	clears the bar	$35,589	3.5 yrs	100
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$56,215	+$21,406	clears the bar	$22,419	1.0 yrs	98
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$99,031	+$64,222	clears the bar	$15,361	0.2 yrs	94
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$70,614	+$35,805	clears the bar	$22,772	0.6 yrs	89
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$49,746 1-year earnings	+$14,937	clears the bar	$25,750	1.7 yrs	88
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,065	+$15,256	clears the bar	$22,563	1.5 yrs	80
Social Work	Master's Degree	$54,418	+$19,609	clears the bar	$25,296	1.3 yrs	71
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,696	+$12,887	clears the bar	$22,588	1.8 yrs	70
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$98,563	+$63,754	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	67
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,774	+$15,965	clears the bar	$21,000	1.3 yrs	65
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,658	+$6,849	clears the bar	$19,593	2.9 yrs	59
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,844	+$17,035	clears the bar	$45,494	2.7 yrs	59
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$60,390	+$25,581	clears the bar	$22,505	0.9 yrs	56
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,386	+$5,577	clears the bar	$26,200	4.7 yrs	55
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,094	+$58,285	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	52
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$53,789	+$18,980	clears the bar	$24,728	1.3 yrs	51
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$54,347	+$19,538	clears the bar	$25,510	1.3 yrs	49
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,636	+$30,827	clears the bar	$23,500	0.8 yrs	49
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$114,137	+$79,328	clears the bar	$59,227	0.7 yrs	48
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,267	+$12,458	clears the bar	$16,500	1.3 yrs	45
English	Bachelor's Degree	$38,690	+$3,881	clears the bar	$21,402	5.5 yrs	44
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,866	+$7,057	clears the bar	$22,865	3.2 yrs	43
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$50,814	+$16,005	clears the bar	$25,750	1.6 yrs	43
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,275 1-year earnings	-$1,534	falls short	$22,166	insufficient data	43
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$42,231	+$7,422	clears the bar	$20,354	2.7 yrs	42
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,127	+$30,318	clears the bar	$22,375	0.7 yrs	39
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$46,403	+$11,594	clears the bar	$22,974	2.0 yrs	38
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$59,405	+$24,596	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$37,959	+$3,150	clears the bar	$22,500	7.1 yrs	37
Accounting	Master's Degree	$88,444	+$53,635	clears the bar	$9,000	0.2 yrs	37
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$45,593 1-year earnings	+$10,784	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$50,995	+$16,186	clears the bar	$17,125	1.1 yrs	35
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$56,984	+$22,175	clears the bar	$20,517	0.9 yrs	33
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$103,408	+$68,599	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$53,197	+$18,388	clears the bar	$13,500	0.7 yrs	31
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$50,313	+$15,504	clears the bar	$32,305	2.1 yrs	31
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$106,831	+$72,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,917	+$20,108	clears the bar	$21,793	1.1 yrs	27
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$68,531	+$33,722	clears the bar	$48,995	1.5 yrs	27
Housing and Human Environments	Bachelor's Degree	$54,226	+$19,417	clears the bar	$25,125	1.3 yrs	26
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$42,618	+$7,809	clears the bar	$20,750	2.7 yrs	25
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$41,766	+$6,957	clears the bar	$20,250	2.9 yrs	24
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,425	+$8,616	clears the bar	$19,500	2.3 yrs	24
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$53,621	+$18,812	clears the bar	$24,000	1.3 yrs	24
Insurance	Bachelor's Degree	$84,899	+$50,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Computer Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$88,734	+$53,925	clears the bar	$21,166	0.4 yrs	23
Dispute Resolution	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,622 1-year earnings	+$6,813	clears the bar	$20,039	2.9 yrs	23
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$38,870	+$4,061	clears the bar	$21,875	5.4 yrs	23
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,417	+$9,608	clears the bar	$26,500	2.8 yrs	22
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,804	+$30,995	clears the bar	$19,793	0.6 yrs	22
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$58,014	+$23,205	clears the bar	$19,160	0.8 yrs	22
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$40,846	+$6,037	clears the bar	$21,742	3.6 yrs	21
Special Education	Master's Degree	$42,990	+$8,181	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,550	+$6,741	clears the bar	$21,250	3.2 yrs	20
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$46,412	+$11,603	clears the bar	$15,000	1.3 yrs	18
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$77,471	+$42,662	clears the bar	$19,922	0.5 yrs	18
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$75,809	+$41,000	clears the bar	$29,000	0.7 yrs	18
History	Bachelor's Degree	$38,485	+$3,676	clears the bar	$26,251	7.1 yrs	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$48,191	+$13,382	clears the bar	$24,984	1.9 yrs	15
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$32,984	-$1,825	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,052 1-year earnings	+$24,243	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Criminology	Master's Degree	$65,307	+$30,498	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$65,601	+$30,792	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	14
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$55,039	+$20,230	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$22,133 1-year earnings	-$12,676	falls short	$26,189	insufficient data	12
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$37,180	+$2,371	clears the bar	$24,750	10.4 yrs	11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$39,840 1-year earnings	+$5,031	clears the bar	$22,500	4.5 yrs	11
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,134 1-year earnings	-$4,675	falls short	$25,812	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$69,088	+$34,279	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Policy and Strategy	Master's Degree	$121,063	+$86,254	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Master's Degree	$76,762	+$41,953	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	$87,444	+$52,635	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$77,435	+$42,626	clears the bar	$73,214	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$218,334	+$183,525	clears the bar	$69,145	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$80,753	+$45,944	clears the bar	$25,845	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	82
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geology and Earth Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Accounting and Computer Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$18,750	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Soil Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Publishing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.