Graduates of Missouri State University-Springfield earn median 4-year earnings of $53,058, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 12.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn at roughly the same level as similar students at comparable institutions, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 57.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Missouri State University-Springfield #954 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Missouri State University-Springfield's concentration in business and applied fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 376 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $38,413, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 263 students earning $43,956, and the The Business Administration program graduates 181 students earning $60,247. Together, these programs anchor the institution's economic profile, with Digital Marketing and Finance rounding out the top five by enrollment and contributing to the institution's overall earnings trajectory.
Graduates of Missouri State University-Springfield earn median 4-year earnings of $53,058, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 12.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn at roughly the same level as similar students at comparable institutions, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 57.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Missouri State University-Springfield #954 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Missouri State University-Springfield's concentration in business and applied fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 376 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $38,413, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 263 students earning $43,956, and the The Business Administration program graduates 181 students earning $60,247. Together, these programs anchor the institution's economic profile, with Digital Marketing and Finance rounding out the top five by enrollment and contributing to the institution's overall earnings trajectory.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Missouri State University-Springfield earn median 4-year earnings of $53,058, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 12.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn at roughly the same level as similar students at comparable institutions, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 57.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Missouri State University-Springfield #954 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Missouri State University-Springfield's concentration in business and applied fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 376 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $38,413, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 263 students earning $43,956, and the The Business Administration program graduates 181 students earning $60,247. Together, these programs anchor the institution's economic profile, with Digital Marketing and Finance rounding out the top five by enrollment and contributing to the institution's overall earnings trajectory.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Missouri State University-Springfield's program mix is anchored in business, education, and applied professional fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 376 graduates annually, followed by Psychology, General, Business Administration, Digital Marketing, and Finance. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 3,440 students annually, the institution's dominant concentration in Business reflects its regional public-university identity and workforce-aligned mission. The earnings pattern shows strength in applied fields where graduates enter the workforce directly. Nursing leads with median earnings of $79,615 four years after enrollment, followed by Finance at $72,227, Digital Marketing at $66,333, Kinesiology at $61,070, and Business Administration at $60,247. These highest-earning programs cluster in fields where regional employers actively recruit and where four-year earnings reflect stable labor-market outcomes rather than graduate-degree pathways. The institution's program portfolio emphasizes direct-to-workforce pathways in business, healthcare, education, and skilled trades — fields aligned with Springfield's regional economy and broader Midwest labor-market demand. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how these dominant program families position graduates in sectors with sustained hiring and wage growth. For students prioritizing early-career earnings and regional employment stability, the concentration in these applied fields offers clear economic alignment.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Missouri State University-Springfield earn median 4-year earnings of $53,058, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 12.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn at roughly the same level as similar students at comparable institutions, placing Missouri State University-Springfield in the 57.1 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Missouri State University-Springfield #954 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Missouri State University-Springfield's concentration in business and applied fields. Teacher Education is the largest program with 376 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $38,413, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 263 students earning $43,956, and the The Business Administration program graduates 181 students earning $60,247. Together, these programs anchor the institution's economic profile, with Digital Marketing and Finance rounding out the top five by enrollment and contributing to the institution's overall earnings trajectory.
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