Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, Missouri · Public

All 24 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 68 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,759
$30k to $48k	$10,132
$48k to $75k	$11,233
$75k to $110k	$14,578
$110k and up	$15,083
All families (average)	$12,007

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

24 of 92 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Missouri high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$55,286	+$20,477	clears the bar	$18,116	0.9 yrs	146
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,086	+$7,277	clears the bar	$17,860	2.5 yrs	136
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$39,419	+$4,610	clears the bar	$19,504	4.2 yrs	90
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,892	+$12,083	clears the bar	$21,604	1.8 yrs	89
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$46,582	+$11,773	clears the bar	$19,990	1.7 yrs	64
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$64,765	+$29,956	clears the bar	$17,963	0.6 yrs	63
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,412	+$5,603	clears the bar	$15,426	2.8 yrs	61
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$49,114	+$14,305	clears the bar	$21,616	1.5 yrs	61
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,985	+$41,176	clears the bar	$22,750	0.6 yrs	41
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,008	+$6,199	clears the bar	$20,249	3.3 yrs	34
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$67,589	+$32,780	clears the bar	$22,143	0.7 yrs	27
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,701	+$23,892	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	21
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,855	+$15,046	clears the bar	$21,234	1.4 yrs	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$56,097	+$21,288	clears the bar	$13,375	0.6 yrs	19
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$41,771	+$6,962	clears the bar	$18,686	2.7 yrs	17
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$63,965	+$29,156	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,295	+$40,486	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$44,060 1-year earnings	+$9,251	clears the bar	$21,805	2.4 yrs	14
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,957	+$6,148	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$79,023	+$44,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$40,402	+$5,593	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,576	+$27,767	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$39,273	+$4,464	clears the bar	$18,500	4.1 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Master's Degree	$58,131	+$23,322	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Research Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.