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Public Health at Missouri State University-Springfield

If you plan to study Public Health, take a look at what Missouri State University-Springfield. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri State University-Springfield is located in Springfield, MO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 53 public health graduations were recorded at Missouri State University-Springfield.

Studying Online at Missouri State University-Springfield

Online coursework is an option at Missouri State University-Springfield. Among 24,360 students, 3,698 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 8,151 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Public Health Rankings at Missouri State University-Springfield

These rankings give you a sense of how Missouri State University-Springfield’s Public Health program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Missouri	#3 of 9
Best Value	Missouri	#4 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#8 of 34
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#10 of 32
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#197 of 430
Best Value	Nationwide	#209 of 411

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Public Health graduates at Missouri State University-Springfield, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Public Health graduates at Missouri State University-Springfield are 83% women (44) and 17% men (9).

Public Health Master’s Program at Missouri State University-Springfield

Of the 27 master’s public health graduates at Missouri State University-Springfield, 100% were women (27) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Public Health master’s degree recipients at Missouri State University-Springfield.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2

Minority students account for 11% of Public Health master’s degree recipients at Missouri State University-Springfield, lower than the national average of 47%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Public Health Concentrations at Missouri State University-Springfield

This Public Health program at Missouri State University-Springfield breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Public Health	12
Medical Physics	4
Public Health Education & Promotion	3
Maternal & Child Health	26
International Public Health	8

Highest-Paying Careers for Public Health Graduates

Students who finish Public Health program at Missouri State University-Springfield pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Public Health majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Physicists	$111,776
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Coroners	$110,095
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$105,544
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.