Joplin, MO
Missouri Southern State University
https://www.mssu.eduRepayment outcome
69.9%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$20,500–$45,800
middle 50% · median $32,800
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$9,437
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$11,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$14,143
Default rate
15.8%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Engineering Tech$57,318
- Health Professions$51,482
- Computer Science$47,930
- Business$38,946
- Criminal Justice$37,363
- Education$34,298
- Communication and Media Studies.$32,391
- Liberal Arts$30,771
- Public Admin$29,866
- Psychology$28,960
- English & Literature$27,493
- Biology$26,859
- Social Sciences$26,739
- Parks & Fitness$26,121
- Visual & Performing Arts$23,340
Academics
Acceptance
97.3%
Avg SAT
990
Enrollment
5,132
What students study
15 fields offered
Criminal Justice
19% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Health Professions17.3%
- 03Business15.9%
- 04Education9.7%
- 05Liberal Arts9.1%
- 06Biology6.9%
- 07Computer Science4.3%
- 08Social Sciences2.8%
- 09Communications2.5%
- 10Parks & Fitness2.4%
- 11Psychology2.4%
- 12Engineering Tech1.9%
- 13Visual & Performing Arts1.7%
- 14Foreign Languages1.2%
- 15English & Literature1.2%