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MO · 141 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in Missouri

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

Download MO data ↓Read the national value report →Federal data through June 10, 2026
39Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$51,130Median observed year-5 earnings
$19,092Median annual net price
−76%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Missouri's everyday prices are 9.2% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
90.8
Housing
69.9
Utilities
79.4
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

39 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit+85%2Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · Public+82%3Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit−3%4Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis · Private nonprofit−13%5Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit−15%6William Jewell CollegeLiberty · Private nonprofit−19%7Webster UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit−19%8University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia · Public−21%9University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public−27%10Park UniversityParkville · Private nonprofit−41%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1College of the OzarksPoint Lookout · Private nonprofit6.6×2Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · Public5.5×3University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public4.7×4Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis · Public4.5×5Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit4.3×6Truman State UniversityKirksville · Public4.2×7Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin · Public4.1×8Drury University-College of Continuing Professional StudiesSpringfield · Private nonprofit4.1×9University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · Public3.8×10William Jewell CollegeLiberty · Private nonprofit3.7×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Missouri median among debt-reporting colleges.

1North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton · Public$10,500median federal debt58%college completion2State Technical College of MissouriLinn · Public$10,986median federal debt84%college completion3Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis · Private nonprofit$12,000median federal debt53%college completion4Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin · Private nonprofit$16,772median federal debt64%college completion5Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit$17,500median federal debt94%college completion6Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette · Private nonprofit$17,619median federal debt51%college completion7Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit$18,250median federal debt75%college completion8University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public$18,750median federal debt55%college completion9Cox CollegeSpringfield · Private nonprofit$20,000median federal debt100%college completion10University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · Public$20,000median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN MO

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141 matching colleges · page 1 of 6

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis · Private nonprofit$141,442$31,817$17,755+214%Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit$94,543$21,786$17,500+85%Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla · Public$89,551$16,298$23,250+82%Chamberlain University-MissouriSt. Louis · Private for-profit$95,339$30,716$20,919+66%Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit$71,900$24,398$25,000−3%Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis · Private nonprofit$68,337$22,066$22,000−13%Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit$69,000$25,884$18,250−15%William Jewell CollegeLiberty · Private nonprofit$65,301$17,562$24,498−19%Webster UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit$68,203$27,047$23,000−19%Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesCape Girardeau · Private nonprofit$65,625$19,390$11,500−20%University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia · Public$65,749$20,268$20,500−21%University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public$61,974$13,310$18,750−27%Park UniversityParkville · Private nonprofit$60,674$21,032$21,685−41%Avila UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit$58,275$16,053$25,000−46%Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis · Private nonprofit$58,562$18,795$12,000−47%University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis · Public$57,438$15,071$20,000−48%Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City · Private nonprofit$58,864$23,006$15,675−49%Applied TechSunset Hills · Public$58,070$23,405$14,750−52%Cass Career CenterHarrisonville · Public$56,071$16,078Not available−55%State Technical College of MissouriLinn · Public$54,616$15,190$10,986−60%Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles · Private nonprofit$54,906$19,638$26,000−62%Lex La-Ray Technical CenterLexington · Public$52,240$6,219Not available−65%Truman State UniversityKirksville · Public$53,082$12,780$21,000−65%Columbia CollegeColumbia · Private nonprofit$53,939$22,715$23,879−67%University of Central MissouriWarrensburg · Public$52,640$14,462$21,000−68%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Missouri, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.