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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO · Public · 2,219 students · mostly bachelor degrees
29th-cheapest of 119 Missouri colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,251
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$21,595
Graduation rate
39%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$42,647
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$19,968
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
76 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree91 grads/yr$74,875Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree1 grads/yr$68,405Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$67,011Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$66,096Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$65,896Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$62,581Accounting · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$60,025Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$57,015Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$55,059Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$53,505Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$52,709Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$51,174Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$48,876Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$48,596Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$47,177Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$46,402Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$46,342Social Work · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$46,187Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$45,251Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$41,728Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$40,716Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$39,163
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.