Public · Joplin, Missouri
Missouri Southern State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
24 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $10,836
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 39%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,019
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 9.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,595 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $8,454 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $8,870 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $12,395 |
| $110,000+ | $14,415 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
Associate's programs (4)
Bachelor's programs (17)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,985
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$75,295
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$64,765
- Public Health$63,965
- Political Science and Government$62,576
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,701
- Business/Commerce, General$55,286
- Social Work$49,855
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$49,114
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$46,892
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$44,468 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$41,771
- Psychology, General$41,008
- Sociology$40,957
- Biology, General$40,412
- Fine and Studio Arts$40,402
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$39,419
Master's programs (2)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,568 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$44,462 (1 yr)