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Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO · Public · 3,019 students · mostly bachelor degrees
23rd-cheapest of 119 Missouri colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,007
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$19,568
Graduation rate
42%
Admission rate
97%
Median graduate earnings
$42,620
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$19,174
Average SAT
1065
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
34%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
92 programsComputer Programming/Programmer, General · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$79,023Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$75,985Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$75,295Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$67,589Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$64,765Environmental Health · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$63,965Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$62,576Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$58,701Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$58,131Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$56,097Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree189 grads/yr$55,286Social Work · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$49,855Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$49,114General Studies · Bachelor's Degree80 grads/yr$46,892Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree30 grads/yr$46,582Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma71 grads/yr$42,086Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$41,771Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$41,008Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$40,957Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$40,412Art/Art Studies, General · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$40,402Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$39,419Education, General · Bachelor's Degree$39,273
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.