Missouri State's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Missouri State University-Springfield students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Missouri State University-Springfield students is 59.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 62.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 54.3%.

59.5%

asian 70.2% 33 students
African American 47.2% 91 students
white 60.4% 1,611 students
unknown 52.9% 9 students
hispanic 61.2% 63 students
International Students 62.9% 22 students
Mixed Race 55.5% 66 students

Drop Out

Missouri State University-Springfield has an overall drop-out rate of 37.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 41.2% and 34.5% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

37.0%

asian 19.1% 9 students
African American 50.3% 97 students
white 36.2% 966 students
unknown 35.3% 6 students
hispanic 34.0% 35 students
International Students 34.3% 12 students
Mixed Race 42.0% 50 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

3.5%

asian 10.6% 5 students
African American 2.6% 5 students
white 3.4% 92 students
unknown 11.8% 2 students
hispanic 4.8% 5 students
Mixed Race 2.5% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Management	$59,513	$61,020	$71,727
Computer Science	$59,220	$62,579	$70,514
Management Information Systems and Services	$53,558	$55,102	$65,278
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$57,213	$54,928	$58,162
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$45,395	$50,856	$55,533
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,886	$45,794	$54,988
Insurance	$50,969	$49,019	$51,173
Economics	$43,785	$40,132	$50,971
Marketing	$38,860	$41,995	$49,907
Accounting and Related Services	$40,840	$44,389	$49,835
Mathematics	$49,877	$46,478	$49,110
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$39,697	$42,682	$48,160
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$36,879	$41,937	$46,882
Business/Commerce, General	$36,350	$34,963	$42,876
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$32,380	$35,653	$41,296
Apparel and Textiles	$30,957	$31,719	$41,054
Hospitality Administration/Management	$36,202	$34,259	$40,597
Agricultural Business and Management	$31,655	$35,594	$40,341
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$31,737	$42,728	$39,837
Housing and Human Environments	$38,692	$37,856	$38,782
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$31,643	$41,193	$37,971
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,945	$25,525	$37,905
Criminology	$31,997	$33,157	$37,782
Geography and Cartography	$24,703	$32,925	$37,105
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$27,761	$30,228	$35,463
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$28,874	$31,585	$35,174
Chemistry	$38,744	$39,927	$34,930
Plant Sciences	$26,180	$31,708	$34,594
Political Science and Government	$24,756	$27,642	$34,146
Social Work	$31,471	$31,021	$33,274
Sociology	$29,283	$30,228	$33,082
Special Education and Teaching	$34,030	$31,640	$32,747
Design and Applied Arts	$29,273	$30,167	$32,547
Psychology, General	$27,139	$28,198	$32,469
Anthropology	$19,576	$26,353	$32,315
Journalism	$31,947	$27,377	$31,507
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$29,727	$30,076	$31,369
Biology, General	$27,017	$26,353	$31,284
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$28,977	$29,290	$31,149
English Language and Literature, General	$27,482	$22,627	$31,121
Communication and Media Studies	$29,489	$29,685	$29,988
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$23,737	$26,187	$29,725
Animal Sciences	$26,057	$27,048	$27,105
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,377	$21,508	$26,456
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,723	$22,485	$25,948
Agriculture, General	$26,409	$33,281	NA
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	$27,811	NA	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$28,789	$32,391	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$31,848	NA
International/Global Studies	$19,388	NA	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$28,963	$24,035	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$50,856	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$32,925	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$27,769	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	NA	$39,009	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$28,960	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$175,202	$184,068
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$98,548	$95,169	$108,834
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,200	$58,402	$66,825
Health and Medical Administrative Services	NA	$57,995	$66,081
Accounting and Related Services	$52,330	$53,984	$57,217
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	NA	$52,107	$49,407
Social Work	$43,059	$42,185	$46,904
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$46,144	$46,478	$46,019
Educational Administration and Supervision	$38,117	$42,235	$42,109
Special Education and Teaching	$38,469	$37,748	$41,511
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$35,481	$39,909	$40,407
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$36,430	$42,123	$39,921
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,195	$37,125	$36,893
Psychology, General	NA	$55,286	NA
Music	NA	$33,993	NA
Security Policy and Strategy	$71,484	$67,164	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$42,774	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$25,194	NA
Public Administration	$40,294	$42,682	NA
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$38,289	NA
Engineering-Related Fields	$70,192	$76,460	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$62,146	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$65,601	$66,592	$66,652
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$73,635	NA
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$168,518	$144,240	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dispute Resolution	$51,372	$33,993	$42,048
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,266	$58,402	NA

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