Graduate Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield

Graduate School Overview

Missouri State University-Springfield is a Public, 4 years school located in Springfield, MO.

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
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 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri State University-Springfield is $7,476 for Missouri residents and $13,704 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,116 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,535 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 250 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 3 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$13,704 $7,476 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	4,116
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	250 graduate programs (3 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Missouri State University-Springfield is $7,476 for Missouri residents and $13,704 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $333 for Missouri residents and $665 for out-of-state students.

Missouri State University-Springfield offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$7,476
Out-of-State	$13,704
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$333
Out-of-State	$665

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, 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
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	3 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri State University-Springfield is $7,476 for Missouri residents and $13,704 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.63% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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
2022-2023	$5,994	$1,128	$11,970	$1,128
2023-2024	$6,264	$1,212	$12,492	$1,212

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 $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Missouri State University-Springfield	$7,476	$13,704
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,640 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 4.26% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,134. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.42% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
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
2022-2023	$9,782	$4,436	$8,768	$6,252
2023-2024	$10,230	$4,594	$9,724	$6,410

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $350 for Missouri residents and $696 for other students at Missouri State University-Springfield. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.66% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$279	$561
2019-2020	$289	$582
2020-2021	$302	$608
2021-2022	$320	$640
2022-2023	$333	$665
2023-2024	$350	$696

Graduate Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield

Missouri State University-Springfield offers 114 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, 1,848 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	54	1	1,198
Doctor's degree - other	5	1	136
Post Bachelor's Degree	52	1	483
Post Master's Degree	3	0	31
Total	114	3	1,848

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 94 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 219 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nurse Anesthetist program with 62 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	✕	94	$55,600
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	36	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	36	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	29	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	24	-

Popular Master's Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	219	$55,400
Social Work	✕	71	$40,700
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	59	$36,900
Reading Teacher Education	✕	41	-
History	✕	40	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Missouri State University-Springfield
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	62	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Nursing Practice	✕	20	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	13	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	1	-

Missouri State University-Springfield offers 114 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,848 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,198 students have earned/completed Master's program.
136 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
483 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
31 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 [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Plant Sciences	✕	12	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	13	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Computer Science	✕	36	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	27	-
Education [+]	✕	269 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	19	$41,800
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	12	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	19	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	14	$36,900
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	7	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	59	$36,900
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	19	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	29	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	35	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	41	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	29	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)	✕	6	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Child Development	✕	24	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	21 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	13	-
Creative Writing	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	10	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	36 completers	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	36	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Natural Sciences	✕	6	-
International/Global Studies	✕	4	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	10	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	12	-
Materials Science	✕	7	-
Psychology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	6	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	24	-
Human Services [+]	✕	105 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	34	-
Social Work	✕	71	$40,700
Social Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Criminology	✕	14	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Digital Arts	✕	1	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	6	-
Music	✕	18	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	171 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	31	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	18	-
Physician Assistant	✕	29	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	19	-
Public Health	✕	17	-
Public Health Education and Promotion	✕	9	-
Maternal and Child Health	✕	9	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	27	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	5	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	7	$166,200
Business [+]	✕	256 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	219	$55,400
Accounting	✕	37	$49,900
History [+]	✕	40 completers	-
History	✕	40	-
	Total	1,198

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	135 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	13	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	62	-
Nursing Practice	✕	20	-
	Total	136

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	16	-
Computer Science	✕	16	-
Education [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	13	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	17	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	36	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	1	-
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	29 completers	-
Strategic Intelligence	✔	29	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	17	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	2	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Public Health	✕	11	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	96 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	94	-
Accounting	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	483

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	24	-
	Total	31

Graduate Student Population at Missouri State University-Springfield

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,116 students enrolled into Missouri State University-Springfield graduate schools where it has total 22,535 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,794 full-time and 2,322 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,533 male and 2,583 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	4,116	1,533	2,583
Full-time	1,794	695	1,099
Part-tme	2,322	838	1,484

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

There are 2,915 White (70.82%), 157 Black/African American (3.81%), 162 Hispanic (3.94%), 104 Asian (2.53%), and 778 students with other races. 552 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,116	1,533	2,583
American Indian/Native American	15	2	13
Asian	104	45	59
Black/African American	157	79	78
Hispanic	162	70	92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	2,915	916	1,999
Two More	106	33	73
Un-Known	101	58	43
Non-resident Alien	552	327	225

Missouri State University-Springfield offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,993 graduate students (48.42% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 955 graduate students (23.20% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,116
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,993
Enrolled Some Online Courses	955
Not in Online Courses	1,168

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Missouri State University-Springfield. 1,414 students are aged 20 to 24 (34.35% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.05%), 222 students are aged above 50 (5.39%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Missouri State University-Springfield.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,116	1,533	2,583
Under 18	1	1	0
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	78	16	62
Age 22-24	1,336	465	871
Age 25-29	1,017	390	627
Age 30-34	554	222	332
Age 35-39	392	152	240
Age 40-49	515	191	324
Age 50-64	197	81	116
Over 64	25	15	10

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