by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Housing & Human Environments. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Housing is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Missouri State University - Springfield. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in housing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Missouri State was ranked #7 on College Factual's Best Schools for housing list. It is also ranked #2 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Missouri State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Missouri State paid an average of $517 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $228 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,840 | $15,510 |
| Fees | $1,098 | $1,098 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,284 | $9,284 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,184 | $4,184 |
Learn more about Missouri State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Missouri State in Housing walked away with an average of $26,825 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,194.
The median early career salary of housing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Missouri State is $39,271 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $43,433.
Online degrees for the Missouri State housing bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Missouri State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.4% of the housing students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.1%.
Around 8.6% of housing bachelor’s degree recipients at Missouri State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Housing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Housing & Human Environments | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to housing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 49 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 39 |
*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.
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