Health Professions at Missouri State University - Springfield

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Missouri State University - Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505. Of the 3,641 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University - Springfield in 2021, 243 of them were health professions majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri State Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Missouri State Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Missouri State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Missouri State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	232
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	285
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,304

In 2021, 166 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Missouri State. This makes it the #200 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 149 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #188 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Missouri State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Missouri State University - Springfield.

Missouri State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 243 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Missouri State, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Missouri State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	206
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Missouri State Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Missouri State. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Missouri State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Missouri State, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	120
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Missouri State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 149 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri State University - Springfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	180
Communication Sciences	129
Allied Health Professions	73
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	65
Health Sciences & Services	34
Health & Medical Administrative Services	33
Public Health	33
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	33
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	3
Health/Medical Prep Programs	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.