Cape Girardeau, MO
Southeast Missouri State University
https://www.semo.eduRepayment outcome
76.7%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$24,900–$50,700
middle 50% · median $36,000
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
$12,012
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$14,000
Sticker price
before any aid
$17,093
Default rate
11.6%
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$53,775
- Health Professions$47,260
- Education$41,789
- Business$41,441
- Comm. Tech$38,829
- Social Sciences$37,090
- Computer Science$33,778
- Communication and Media Studies.$33,395
- Parks & Fitness$33,215
- Criminal Justice$32,925
- Public Admin$32,021
- Liberal Arts$30,288
- Family Sciences$28,500
- Psychology$26,458
- Biology$26,353
- Visual & Performing Arts$23,649
- English & Literature$22,329
- Interdisciplinary$20,140
Academics
Acceptance
85.5%
Avg SAT
1,049
Enrollment
9,382
What students study
18 fields offered
Education
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business12.8%
- 03Communications9.5%
- 04Health Professions9.0%
- 05Liberal Arts8.4%
- 06Family Sciences5.6%
- 07Engineering Tech5.5%
- 08Biology4.4%
- 09Parks & Fitness4.2%
- 10Criminal Justice4.1%
- 11Visual & Performing Arts3.8%
- 12Agriculture3.2%
- 13Psychology2.9%
- 14Public Admin2.1%
- 15Social Sciences2.1%
- 16Interdisciplinary1.9%
- 17English & Literature1.3%
- 18Computer Science1.3%