Nursing at Missouri State University - Springfield

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Missouri State University - Springfield is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year.

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

Missouri State Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Missouri State Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Missouri State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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.

There were 96 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	99
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Missouri State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Missouri State, 83% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Missouri State University - Springfield. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri State University - Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	84
Nurse Anesthetist	65
Nursing Practice	31

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,840	$113,120
Nurse Practitioners	4,390	$102,470
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,210	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	1,110	$159,080

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.