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Natural Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

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Natural Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

Every natural sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural sciences program at Missouri State University - Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Natural Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri State Natural Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Natural Sciences

Missouri State Natural Sciences Rankings

Natural Sciences Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Natural Sciences Master’s Program

55% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The natural sciences program at Missouri State awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in natural sciences each year. Missouri State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a natural sciences master's degree from Missouri State, 64% 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 natural sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Natural Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural sciences 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
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Physical Scientists 100 $92,960
Life Scientists 40 $63,230

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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