by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Missouri State University - Springfield. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in health science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Missouri State paid an average of $517 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $228 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| 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 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Health Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at Missouri State took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $25,858.
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Missouri State is $38,289 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $32,939.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Missouri State does offer online classes in its health science bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Missouri State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.3% of the health science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Around 18.8% of health science bachelor’s degree recipients at Missouri State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 79 |
| Allied Health Professions | 35 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 7 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 19 |
| Nursing | 72 |
*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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