The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Joplin conferred 250 bachelor's degrees and 31 master's degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in general business/commerce. Data shows the school gave out 239 bachelor's degrees in general business/commerce, followed by 93 bachelor's degrees in general studies, liberal arts and sciences, and other humanities and 92 bachelor's degrees in "other" health professions and related clinical sciences.
The university enrolled 6,006 students for 2017-18, including 5,851 in undergraduate programs and 155 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | 239 | - | 18 | - | 257 | |
| Accounting | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 250 | - | 31 | 10 | 291 | 22 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 92 | - | - | - | 92 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 49 | - | 6 | - | 55 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | - | - | - | 51 | 51 | |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | - | 39 | - | - | 39 | |
| Environmental Health | 17 | - | - | - | 17 | |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | - | 16 | - | - | 16 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 159 | 65 | 6 | 51 | 281 | 21.2 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | - | 82 | - | 47 | 129 | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 79 | - | - | - | 79 | |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Juvenile Corrections | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 80 | 82 | 6 | 47 | 215 | 16.2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 93 | - | - | - | 93 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 93 | - | - | - | 93 | 7 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 50 | - | - | - | 50 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Education, General | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education total | 81 | - | 11 | - | 92 | 7 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 44 | - | - | - | 44 | |
| Biochemistry | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 51 | - | - | - | 51 | 3.8 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Sociology | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Geography | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Social Sciences total | 43 | - | - | - | 43 | 3.2 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | - | 18 | - | - | 18 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 20 | 18 | - | - | 38 | 2.9 |
| Psychology, General | 36 | - | - | - | 36 | |
| Psychology total | 36 | - | - | - | 36 | 2.7 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other | 35 | - | - | - | 35 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 35 | - | - | - | 35 | 2.6 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | 2.3 |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 10 | - | - | 2 | 12 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | - | 11 | - | - | 11 | |
| Quality Control Technology/Technician | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
| CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 10 | 11 | - | 5 | 26 | 2 |
| Social Work | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | 1.5 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Music Performance, General | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | 1.5 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Literature | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 10 | - | - | 4 | 14 | 1.1 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 0.8 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 0.8 |
| Chemistry, General | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Physics, General | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 0.6 |
| Mathematics, General | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 0.4 |
| History, General | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| History total | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 0.2 |
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