COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 179566PUBLIC

SPRINGFIELD, MO

Missouri State University-Springfield

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$17,613Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate57.6%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$53,058working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,992completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$53,058
Median earnings 5 years after completion$51,130

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$13,718
$30,001–48,000$13,529
$48,001–75,000$14,905
$75,001–110,000$18,770
$110,001+$20,576

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion57.6%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention78.2%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients22.0%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share28.9%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid29.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,632federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates13,313IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate90.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,992

4,669 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 77 working graduates$93,094 earnings · $22,272 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$80,753 earnings · $25,930 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$72,227 earnings · $24,750 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$70,614 earnings · $23,394 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 186 working graduates$66,333 earnings · $25,977 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$61,070 earnings · $22,876 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$60,390 earnings · $23,329 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 270 working graduates$60,247 earnings · $26,500 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$56,215 earnings · $26,000 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$53,789 earnings · $26,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$51,897 earnings · $25,552 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$50,774 earnings · $21,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$50,065 earnings · $25,000 debt →CriminologyBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$49,053 earnings · $24,187 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$47,696 earnings · $28,371 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 268 working graduates$43,956 earnings · $25,739 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 387 working graduates$38,413 earnings · $26,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.