Which Missouri State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Plant Science graduates leave with a median of $18,487 in federal loans, the lowest among 51 Missouri State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Missouri State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,502 a year, and $18,770 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,613 a year.

How many Missouri State programs report graduate pay?

52 bachelor's programs and 4 certificate programs at Missouri State report first-year pay, and 55 of them also report federal debt.

Missouri State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Missouri State University-Springfield
Public university
Springfield, MO
13,313 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

52 Missouri State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Construction Management pays the most in the first year ($73,731), and English the least ($21,392). The median program pays $35,955. Missouri State also has 4 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$9,502Per year. Out-of-state $18,770

Average net price after aid$17,613Per year

Graduation rate58%Within 6 years

Admission rate91%Of applicants

All 52 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Missouri. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
1	Construction ManagementAbout 57 graduates a year	$73,731	$89,605	$24,600	2nd of 2
2	NursingAbout 115 graduates a year	$66,183	$74,405	$26,631	21st of 26
3	Computer ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$64,949	$91,878	$22,272	7th of 8
4	Management Information SystemsAbout 1 graduates a year	$57,284	$80,791	$25,930	4th of 4
5	InsuranceAbout 15 graduates a year	$51,094	$76,992	Not reported	1st of 1
6	FinanceAbout 112 graduates a year	$50,486	$75,211	$24,750	4th of 9
7	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 92 graduates a year	$49,746	Not reported	$25,471	12th of 12
8	AccountingAbout 73 graduates a year	$49,634	$66,988	$23,394	10th of 17
9	MathematicsAbout 15 graduates a year	$48,188	$69,005	$19,922	3rd of 4
10	Writing and RhetoricAbout 13 graduates a year	$47,377	$50,032	$26,500	1st of 3
11	EconomicsAbout 18 graduates a year	$44,898	$83,960	$19,793	4th of 5
12	Health SciencesAbout 31 graduates a year	$44,443	$58,386	$27,000	1st of 6
13	MarketingAbout 170 graduates a year	$43,641	$60,796	$25,977	3rd of 10
14	Agricultural BusinessAbout 23 graduates a year	$43,585	$52,218	$18,614	4th of 6
15	BusinessAbout 90 graduates a year	$43,364	$54,872	$26,000	8th of 9
16	ChemistryAbout 26 graduates a year	$41,166	$63,214	$23,750	2nd of 4
17	Business AdministrationAbout 145 graduates a year	$40,968	$58,954	$26,500	18th of 25
18	Housing and Human EnvironmentsAbout 26 graduates a year	$40,324	$47,999	$26,411	2nd of 2
19	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 29 graduates a year	$40,178	$62,059	$23,329	2nd of 7
20	EntrepreneurshipAbout 10 graduates a year	$39,840	Not reported	$21,750	2nd of 2
21	Special EducationAbout 20 graduates a year	$38,250	$44,035	$22,500	1st of 6
22	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 20 graduates a year	$38,211	$47,283	$30,294	2nd of 11
23	Political ScienceAbout 27 graduates a year	$37,944	$67,212	$20,500	2nd of 6
24	Hospitality ManagementAbout 62 graduates a year	$36,451	$48,742	$26,000	2nd of 3
25	CriminologyAbout 113 graduates a year	$36,185	$48,173	$24,187	2nd of 2
26	Plant ScienceAbout 44 graduates a year	$36,173	$41,016	$18,487	4th of 4
27	AgricultureAbout 7 graduates a year	$35,737	$47,927	$20,625	4th of 4
28	Apparel and TextilesAbout 31 graduates a year	$35,703	$55,259	$27,000	2nd of 2
29	Social WorkAbout 63 graduates a year	$35,544	$42,226	$25,085	4th of 9
30	BiologyAbout 109 graduates a year	$34,717	$50,534	$25,552	8th of 21
31	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$34,481	$55,371	$28,000	2nd of 2
32	Teacher EducationAbout 358 graduates a year	$34,255	$37,702	$26,500	11th of 20
33	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 33 graduates a year	$33,695	$37,505	$26,477	5th of 8
34	Animal ScienceAbout 26 graduates a year	$33,675	$49,514	$19,687	3rd of 3
35	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 95 graduates a year	$33,014	Not reported	$28,371	11th of 12
36	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 46 graduates a year	$32,769	$37,512	$25,000	2nd of 4
37	CommunicationsAbout 90 graduates a year	$32,076	$41,658	$25,000	8th of 11
38	SociologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$31,819	$43,970	$25,191	6th of 8
39	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 64 graduates a year	$30,971	$55,289	$21,500	1st of 1
40	Cell Biology and AnatomyAbout 62 graduates a year	$30,643	$61,960	$24,251	1st of 1
41	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 32 graduates a year	$29,830	Not reported	$21,500	2nd of 3
42	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 79 graduates a year	$29,761	$59,832	$22,876	10th of 13
43	PsychologyAbout 280 graduates a year	$29,487	$43,088	$25,739	19th of 23
44	Parks and RecreationAbout 16 graduates a year	$28,345	$46,262	$27,457	3rd of 3
45	HistoryAbout 27 graduates a year	$27,941	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 6
46	International StudiesAbout 7 graduates a year	$27,814	Not reported	$24,750	2nd of 3
47	AnthropologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$27,283	$46,116	$25,500	3rd of 4
48	Wildlife ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$26,549	Not reported	$23,937	3rd of 3
49	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 47 graduates a year	$24,024	$36,495	$27,750	6th of 9
50	TheatreAbout 26 graduates a year	$22,369	$37,897	$25,250	3rd of 6
51	Religious StudiesAbout 13 graduates a year	$22,133	Not reported	$26,349	2nd of 2
52	EnglishAbout 48 graduates a year	$21,392	$36,439	$25,000	7th of 7

Program names link to the program's own page, and Missouri ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Missouri programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

All 4 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Missouri. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
1	Computer ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$63,175	Not reported	$21,166	1st of 1
2	Dispute ResolutionAbout 12 graduates a year	$41,622	Not reported	$21,250	1st of 1
3	Hospitality ManagementAbout 33 graduates a year	$33,275	Not reported	$25,187	1st of 1
4	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$30,134	Not reported	$26,010	1st of 1

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Construction Management$73,731
Nursing$66,183
Computer Science$64,949
Management Information Systems$57,284
Insurance$51,094

Lowest median debt

Plant Science$18,487
Agricultural Business$18,614
Animal Science$19,687
Economics$19,793
Mathematics$19,922

Largest programs

Teacher EducationAbout 358 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 280 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 170 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 145 graduates a year
NursingAbout 115 graduates a year

Common questions

Construction Management graduates earn a median of $73,731 in their first year, the most of 52 Missouri State bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Missouri rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels