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Missouri · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, Missouri. 13,407 undergraduate students. 222 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 179566 · OPEID 002503 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Missouri State University-Springfield

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Missouri State University-Springfield rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($16.5k → $18.8k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Missouri State University-Springfield fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.8% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Missouri

Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$49,827+23% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$40,553
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
57.3%+44% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$16,200+300% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
13,407-1% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
79.3%+4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
91.0%+15% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$9,024+76% · '00→'09
out-of-state $17,928
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.3%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $16,200 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,827 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202413,313
17,37113,31319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202457.9%
59%37%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$21,992
$22,688$5,50019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+44%

Missouri State University-Springfield · completion · 150% rose

40.4% → 57.9%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+76%

Missouri State University-Springfield · completion · 100% rose

23.4% → 41.1%

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2009+76%

Missouri State University-Springfield · in-state tuition rose

$3,564 → $6,276

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+178%

Missouri State University-Springfield · out-of-state tuition rose

$6,744 → $18,770

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+300%

Missouri State University-Springfield · median debt rose

$5,500 → $21,992

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Missouri State University-Springfield · cohort default rate fell

6.9% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+27%

Missouri State University-Springfield · earnings_median_10yr rose

$39,300 → $49,827

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+24%

Missouri State University-Springfield · earnings_median_8yr rose

$36,300 → $45,032

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+24%

Missouri State University-Springfield · earnings_median_6yr rose

$32,600 → $40,553

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$219,0233 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Master's Degree$120,95147 gradsEngineering-Related Fields.CIP 1515 · Master's Degree$101,17840 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Graduate/Professional Certificate$92,543122 gradsComputer Science.CIP 1107 · Bachelor's Degree$91,87876 gradsConstruction Management.CIP 5220 · Bachelor's Degree$89,60549 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$86,091332 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Master's Degree$84,89230 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$83,96021 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$81,86834 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$80,7912 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.CIP 5123 · Doctoral Degree$79,126—Insurance.CIP 5217 · Bachelor's Degree$76,99216 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$75,211147 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Bachelor's Degree$74,40581 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and Management.CIP 1110 · Bachelor's Degree$69,321—Mathematics.CIP 2701 · Bachelor's Degree$69,00518 gradsPolitical Science and Government.CIP 4510 · Bachelor's Degree$67,21227 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$66,98885 gradsChemistry.CIP 4005 · Bachelor's Degree$63,21430 gradsPublic Administration and Social Service Professions, Other.CIP 4499 · Master's Degree$62,486—Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.CIP 0909 · Bachelor's Degree$62,05957 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.CIP 2604 · Bachelor's Degree$61,96081 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$60,796191 grads
Showing top 24 of 67 ranked programs.222 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

67 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Science.Bachelor's Degree$91,87876 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and Management.Bachelor's Degree$69,321—

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$37,702405 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Master's Degree$43,25778 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$49,39242 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Master's Degree$54,38131 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Bachelor's Degree$44,03531 gradsStudent Counseling and Personnel Services.Master's Degree$47,68030 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's Degree$47,28323 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Master's Degree$46,94014 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Engineering-Related Fields.Master's Degree$101,17840 grads

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$37,51251 gradsApparel and Textiles.Bachelor's Degree$55,25940 gradsHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Master's Degree$48,18233 gradsHousing and Human Environments.Bachelor's Degree$47,99928 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$36,43950 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Bachelor's Degree$50,03228 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$50,534134 gradsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$61,96081 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

Mathematics.Bachelor's Degree$69,00518 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

Dispute Resolution.Graduate/Professional Certificate$50,19416 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's Degree$59,832119 gradsParks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.Bachelor's Degree$46,26213 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

Chemistry.Bachelor's Degree$63,21430 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Bachelor's Degree$55,37122 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$43,088274 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social Work.Master's Degree$56,31264 gradsSocial Work.Bachelor's Degree$42,22642 gradsPublic Administration and Social Service Professions, Other.Master's Degree$62,486—

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Criminology.Bachelor's Degree$48,173116 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$43,97031 gradsPolitical Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$67,21227 gradsEconomics.Bachelor's Degree$83,96021 gradsAnthropology.Bachelor's Degree$46,11619 gradsGeography and Cartography.Bachelor's Degree$49,42012 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$36,49558 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's Degree$37,89741 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.Bachelor's Degree$37,50532 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's Degree$55,28984 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's Degree$74,40581 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Master's Degree$120,95147 gradsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$58,38634 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's Degree$48,72330 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Master's Degree$84,89230 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Bachelor's Degree$52,99726 gradsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.Bachelor's Degree$52,58214 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Master's Degree$219,0233 gradsRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.Doctoral Degree$79,126—

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$86,091332 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$58,954213 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$60,796191 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$75,211147 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Graduate/Professional Certificate$92,543122 gradsBusiness/Commerce, General.Bachelor's Degree$54,87289 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$66,98885 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Bachelor's Degree$48,74252 gradsConstruction Management.Bachelor's Degree$89,60549 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Master's Degree$81,86834 gradsInsurance.Bachelor's Degree$76,99216 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.Bachelor's Degree$80,7912 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Animal Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$49,51453 gradsAgricultural Business and Management.Bachelor's Degree$52,21847 gradsPlant Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$41,01639 gradsAgriculture, General.Bachelor's Degree$47,92713 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's Degree$41,65888 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Bachelor's Degree$62,05957 gradsJournalism.Bachelor's Degree$43,81415 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Missouri State University-Springfield

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
-$59,722
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
—
Doesn’t reach breakeven within the horizon
graduationyear 0year 39
Cost per year
$16,688
HS-only baseline · MO
$35,100
Years to complete
4
CIP family
13

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Missouri

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

CAPE GIRARDEAU$44.0k

Southeast Missouri State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 56% completion
WARRENSBURG$49.6k

University of Central Missouri

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 49% completion
MARYVILLE$47.9k

Northwest Missouri State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 57% completion
KANSAS CITY$59.6k

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 56% completion
ROLLA$83.0k

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 64% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Missouri State University-Springfield graduates earn $X” — not “Missouri State University-Springfield makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Missouri State University-Springfield caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →