Missouri State University-Springfield

What are the graduation rates for students at Missouri State University-Springfield?

Missouri State's reported six-year graduation rate is 58%, while its four-year rate is 41%. These IPEDS measures follow defined groups of first-time, full-time students seeking a bachelor's degree; they do not describe every transfer, part-time, or returning student.

The reported first-year retention rate is 77%, measuring whether students continued from one fall term to the next. A six-year rate gives students more time than a four-year rate and therefore answers a different question about completion. Neither figure predicts an individual student's result. Applicants comparing majors should also ask whether required courses, clinical placements, internships, or admission to a later program stage could affect their own time to degree.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Missouri State University-Springfield?

College Scorecard program-level figures show substantial differences in reported earnings one year after completion among former Missouri State students. For example, the listed one-year figures are $59,220 for computer science, $57,213 for registered nursing, and $40,840 for accounting.

These are program-specific measures for the relevant federally aided completers with usable earnings records - not starting-salary offers to every graduate and not a prediction of what a new enrollee will earn. Program comparisons should also match the credential level, which is essential when a field has more than one degree option. Early earnings may reflect geography, further schooling, hours worked, occupation, and labor-market conditions. The reported figure for social work, for instance, is $31,471 one year after completion; that single point in time says little about later earnings or the value of graduate study and licensure in the field.