by our College Data Analytics TeamAcademics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Missouri State University-Springfield: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.
Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:
The student-to-faculty ratio at Missouri State University-Springfield is 21 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. With 67% of instructors full time, Missouri State University-Springfield is above the national average of 47%.
For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.
Missouri State University-Springfield offers 120 majors with reported completions across 29 broad fields of study.
The degree levels available at Missouri State University-Springfield are shown below:
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
The most popular majors at Missouri State University-Springfield, measured by graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 561 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 400 |
| Psychology, General | 264 |
| Computer Science | 251 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 226 |
See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.
As you weigh academic life at Missouri State University-Springfield, a few more questions are worth asking:
Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life: