Missouri State University-Springfield Graduate Programs

Missouri State University-Springfield Graduate School Overview

Missouri State University-Springfield (referred to as Missouri State University-Springfield) is a Public, 4 years school located in Springfield, MO. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Missouri State University-Springfield Directory Information
School Name	Missouri State University-Springfield (Missouri State University-Springfield)
Address	901 S National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897
Phone	417-836-5000
Web	https://www.missouristate.edu
Online Application	https://www.missouristate.edu/futurestudents/applynow.aspx
Financial Info	https://www.missouristate.edu/FinancialAid

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at Missouri State University-Springfield is $6,858 for Missouri residents and $12,618 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,559 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 23,697 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 89 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 43 programs are available online classes.

Missouri State University-Springfield Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,618 $6,858 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	3,559
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	89 graduate programs (43 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Missouri State University-Springfield is $6,858 for Missouri residents and $12,618 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $320 for Missouri residents and $640 for out-of-state students. Missouri State University-Springfield offers the alternative tuition plans.

Missouri State University-Springfield 2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$6,858
Out-of-State	$12,618
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$320
Out-of-State	$640

Missouri State University-Springfield offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services at Missouri State University-Springfield
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	43 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Tuition, Fees, Other College Costs

For academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri State University-Springfield is $6,858 for Missouri residents and $12,618 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.78% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 16, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$4,824	$1,006	$9,702	$1,006
2018-2019	$5,022	$1,016	$10,098	$1,016
2019-2020	$5,202	$1,048	$10,476	$1,048
2020-2021	$5,436	$1,098	$10,944	$1,098
2021-2022	$5,760	$1,098	$11,520	$1,098

The graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri State University-Springfield is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,187 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $16,756 (public) / $13,666 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Missouri State University-Springfield	$6,858	$12,618
All Graduate Schools	$11,040	$19,187
Public	$11,040	$20,146
Private	$19,294
Missouri Graduate Schools	$8,957	$14,833
Public	$8,957	$16,756
Private	$13,666

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $13,674 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Missouri State University-Springfield. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.53% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,674. Off-campus living costs are increased by 1.53% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Costs
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$8,537	$4,119	$8,537	$4,119
2018-2019	$8,755	$4,401	$8,755	$4,401
2019-2020	$9,128	$3,855	$9,128	$3,855
2020-2021	$9,284	$4,184	$9,284	$4,184
2021-2022	$9,436	$4,238	$9,436	$4,238

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $320 for Missouri residents and $640 for other students at Missouri State University-Springfield. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.26% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$268	$539
2018-2019	$279	$561
2019-2020	$289	$582
2020-2021	$302	$608
2021-2022	$320	$640

Graduate Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield

Missouri State University-Springfield offers 95 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,552 students have completed their study at Missouri State University-Springfield.

Offered Degrees at Missouri State University-Springfield
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	52	28	1,055
Doctor's degree - other	4	1	110
Post Bachelor's Degree	35	21	375
Post Master's Degree	4	3	12
Total	95	53	1,552

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Missouri State University-Springfield by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 112 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 285 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nurse Anesthetist program with 51 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	112	$55,600
International and Comparative Education	✔	43	-
Information Resources Management	✔	22	-
Experimental Psychology	✔	22	-
Homeland Security	✔	16	-

Popular Master's Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	285	$55,400
Strategic Intelligence	✔	39	-
Public Administration	✔	33	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	32	$36,900
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	51	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	38	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	14	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	7	-

Missouri State University-Springfield offers 95 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,552 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,055 students have earned/completed Master's program.
110 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
375 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
12 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Agricultural Business and Management	✔	0	-
Plant Sciences	✕	11	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	16	-
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	13 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	0	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	12	-
Education [+]	✔ (18 completers)	182 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	10	$41,800
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	15	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	23	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	21	$36,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	32	$36,900
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	23	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	18	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	10	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	24	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	30 completers	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	30	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	0	-
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	14 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✔	0	-
Child Development	✔	14	-
English Language And Literature [+]	✔ (2 completers)	33 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	24	-
Creative Writing	✔	9	-
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	16	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	4	-
Mathematics And Statistics [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	10	-
Military Technologies And Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	39 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	39	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Natural Sciences	✕	9	-
International/Global Studies	✕	7	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	0	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	13	-
Philosophy And Religious Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	0	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	3	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	10	-
Materials Science	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	31 completers	-
Psychology	✔	22	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	9	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (6 completers)	94 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Public Administration	✔	33	-
Social Work	✔	30	$40,700
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	31	$41,800
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	15 completers	-
Social Sciences	✔	0	-
Criminology	✔	15	-
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✔ (2 completers)	20 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✔	0	-
Digital Arts	✕	2	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✔	1	-
Music	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (6 completers)	132 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✔	29	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	20	-
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	8	-
Public Health	✕	22	-
Maternal and Child Health	✔	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	21	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	0	$166,200
Business [+]	✔ (4 completers)	309 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	285	$55,400
Accounting	✔	24	$49,900
History [+]	✔	13 completers	-
History	✔	13	-
	Total	1,055

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	96 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	7	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	38	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	51	-
Nursing Practice	✔	0	-
	Total	110

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (4 completers)	5 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	0	-
Radio and Television	✔	5	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✔	0	-
Computer And Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (12 completers)	82 completers	-
Education	✔	0	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	6	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	3	-
International and Comparative Education	✕	43	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	2	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	10	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	6	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	12	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	16	-
English Language And Literature [+]	✔ (2 completers)	0 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	0	-
Creative Writing	✔	0	-
Military Technologies And Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	5 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	16 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✔	0	-
Dispute Resolution	✔	14	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	2	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	5 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✔	0	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	12	-
Psychology [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	22	-
Forensic Psychology	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	22 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	✕	6	-
Homeland Security	✔	16	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (2 completers)	3 completers	-
	✔	0	-
Public Administration	✔	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	5 completers	-
Social Sciences	✔	0	-
Anthropology (other)	✕	1	-
Criminology	✔	4	-
Visual And Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	0	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	37 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✔	8	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	16	-
Public Health	✕	5	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✔	140 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	112	-
Accounting	✔	6	-
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	✔	0	-
Information Resources Management	✔	22	-
	Total	375

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	12 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	5	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✕	4	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	0 completers	-
Chiropractic	✔	0	-
Nursing Education	✔	0	-
	Total	12

Graduate Student Population at Missouri State University-Springfield

For academic year 2021-2022, total 3,884 students enrolled into Missouri State University-Springfield graduate schools where it has total 23,697 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,702 full-time and 2,182 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,411 male and 2,473 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,884	1,411	2,473
Full-time	1,702	594	1,108
Part-tme	2,182	817	1,365

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,986 White (76.88%), 133 Black/African American (3.42%), 159 Hispanic (4.09%), 112 Asian (2.88%), and 494 students with other races. 275 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,884	1,411	2,473
American Indian/Native American	21	9	12
Asian	112	47	65
Black/African American	133	60	73
Hispanic	159	67	92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	2	2
White	2,986	997	1,989
Two More	98	39	59
Un-Known	96	57	39
Non-resident Alien	275	133	142

Missouri State University-Springfield offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,846 graduate students (47.53% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 955 graduate students (24.59% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.