Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, Missouri · Website
$49,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,827
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Missouri State University-Springfield is a public 4-year college in Springfield, Missouri with 13,313 undergraduates and 3,776 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,613 a year (tuition and fees $9,502 in-state, $18,770 out-of-state). It admits 91% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,827 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,992 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,613
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,502
Out-of-state $18,770
Admission rate
91%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,992
About $233 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,827
Rank 1,483 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,613
- Tuition in-state
- $9,502
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,770
- Cost of attendance
- $25,048
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,718
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,529
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,905
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,770
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,576
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,060 in 2015-16 to $9,502 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1,122
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 550
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 13,313
- Graduate students
- 3,776
- Part-time students
- 14%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 244
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,483 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,613 | $17,598 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,502 | $14,822 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 91% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,992 | $16,750 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,553 | $37,504 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,827 | $41,138 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 63% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
244 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 358 | $24,250 | $34,255 | $38,413 | $47,382 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 280 | $22,000 | $29,487 | $43,956 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 222 | $18,000 | $70,717 | $93,738 | $103,485 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 170 | $23,250 | $43,641 | $66,333 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $24,500 | $40,968 | $60,247 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 130 | $35,589 | $41,559 | $44,969 | $59,916 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $26,020 | $66,183 | $79,615 | $88,910 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $21,500 | $36,185 | $49,053 | $55,556 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 112 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $22,500 | $50,486 | $72,227 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $21,550 | $34,717 | $51,897 | $57,214 |
| International AgricultureCertificate | Certificate | 98 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $22,588 | $33,014 | $47,696 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 93 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 92 | $25,750 | $49,746 | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $22,563 | $32,076 | $50,065 | $56,359 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $22,419 | $43,364 | $56,215 | $68,407 |
| Computer ScienceGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 80 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 79 | Withheld | $84,866 | $103,408 | $125,651 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $22,500 | $29,761 | $61,070 | $54,562 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 77 | $25,296 | $47,154 | $54,418 | $65,123 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $22,772 | $49,634 | $70,614 | $76,194 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 71 | $15,361 | $59,379 | $99,031 | $94,506 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $21,000 | $30,971 | $50,774 | $58,928 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 63 | $22,974 | $35,544 | $46,403 | $51,790 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Missouri State University-Springfield cost?
$17,613 a year is the average net price at Missouri State University-Springfield after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,502 for in-state students and $18,770 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,048. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,718 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Missouri State University-Springfield?
91% of applicants are admitted to Missouri State University-Springfield. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,122 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Missouri State University-Springfield graduates earn?
$49,827 a year is the median pay of former Missouri State University-Springfield students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,553 after 6 years). That ranks 1,483 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $198,411.
How much student debt do Missouri State University-Springfield graduates have?
$21,992 is the median federal student loan debt of Missouri State University-Springfield graduates, about $233 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Missouri State University-Springfield?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Missouri State University-Springfield finish within 6 years. 77% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Missouri State University-Springfield?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (358 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (280 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (222 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 244 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.