Missouri State University-Springfield (Missouri State University-Springfield) is a four-year, public school located in Springfield, MO.
It offers 137 graduate programs - 58 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 70 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,204 for in-state and $14,990 for out-of-state students.
A total of 3,776 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 24,360 students at Missouri State University-Springfield. Missouri State University-Springfield offers online graduate programs and 1,845 out of 3,776 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,204 for Missouri residents and $14,990 for out-of-state students. It offers 137 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Missouri State University-Springfield |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 901 S National Avenue, Springfield, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,159 students
1,845 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,204
Out-of-State$14,990 |
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| Student to Faculty | 21:1 (4.76%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 137 Graduate Programs
58 Master's, 6 Doctorate, 73 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Missouri State University-Springfield
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Missouri State University-Springfield with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Missouri residents, the tuition & fees are $8,204 and $14,990 for non-Missouri residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $379 for Missouri residents and $756 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,822 | $13,608 |
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| Fees | $1,382 | $1,382 |
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| Cost per Credit | $379 | $756 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $11,006 (On-Campus) / $10,272 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,924 (On-Campus) / $5,740 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $24,334 | $31,120 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,416 | $32,202 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $6,534 | $6,858 | $7,122 | $7,476 | $8,204 |
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| Out-of-State | $12,042 | $12,618 | $13,098 | $13,704 | $14,990 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Missouri State University-Springfield offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 137 major areas - 58 Master's (14 online programs), 6 Doctorate (1 online programs), 70 Post-Bachelor's (17 online programs), 3 Post-Master's. 1,338 students have been conferred Master's degree and 156 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,338 | 156 | 537 | 12 |
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| Men | 494 | 65 | 187 | 1 |
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| Women | 844 | 91 | 350 | 11 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Child Development | 8ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 4 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 1ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Missouri State University-Springfield graduate schools have a total of 4,159 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,520 male and 2,639 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,874 full-time and 2,285 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,845 students enrolled through online exclusively and 907 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,838 White, 154 Black, and 88 Asian students are attending at Missouri State University-Springfield. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
76 grad students are younger than 22 and 745 students are older than 65. It has 2,081 students aged between 22 and 30 and 861 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,159 |
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| Men | 1,520 |
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| Women | 2,639 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,159 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,874 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,285 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,159 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 18 |
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| Asian | 88 |
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| Black | 154 |
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| Hispanic | 187 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 8 |
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| White | 2,838 |
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| Two or more races | 105 |
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| Un-Known | 105 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,159 |
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| 21 & Under | 76 |
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| 22-24 | 1,156 |
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| 25-29 | 925 |
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| 30-34 | 452 |
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| 35-39 | 409 |
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| 40 & Over | 745 |
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Online Population
At Missouri State University-Springfield graduate schools, 1,845 students enrolled online exclusively and 907 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 3,776 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,845 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 907 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,024 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,845 |
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| Missouri Resident | 1,158 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 605 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 82 |
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