College ROI in Missouri

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

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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

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 completion 2State Technical College of MissouriLinn · Public$10,986median federal debt84%college completion 3Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis · Private nonprofit$12,000median federal debt53%college completion 4Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin · Private nonprofit$16,772median federal debt64%college completion 5Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis · Private nonprofit$17,500median federal debt94%college completion 6Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette · Private nonprofit$17,619median federal debt51%college completion 7Rockhurst UniversityKansas City · Private nonprofit$18,250median federal debt75%college completion 8University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City · Public$18,750median federal debt55%college completion 9Cox CollegeSpringfield · Private nonprofit$20,000median federal debt100%college completion 10University 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

Browse the full Missouri directory

141 matching colleges · page 2 of 6

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar · Private nonprofit$52,213$21,677$20,957−73%Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield · Public$51,130$17,613$21,992−76%Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas CityKansas City · Private for-profit$51,946$26,815$30,416−76%Jefferson CollegeHillsboro · Public$49,826$7,378$9,285−77%Culver-Stockton CollegeCanton · Private nonprofit$50,883$21,983$26,000−78%Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette · Private nonprofit$50,224$14,601$17,619−78%Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin · Public$49,630$12,007$19,174−80%Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette · Private nonprofit$50,224$22,766$17,619−81%Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville · Public$49,670$16,244$21,500−81%St Charles Community CollegeCottleville · Public$48,743$5,837$6,187−82%Texas County Technical CollegeHouston · Private for-profit$49,700$19,429$13,195−82%Westminster CollegeFulton · Private nonprofit$49,909$24,314$27,000−82%Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau · Public$49,147$15,882$21,500−83%Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City · Public$48,385$8,398$10,073−84%Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical CenterCarthage · Public$48,911$16,874Not available−84%Waynesville Career CenterWaynesville · Public$49,392$28,418Not available−85%Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph · Public$48,424$13,251$19,968−85%Cape Girardeau Career and Technology CenterCape Girardeau · Public$47,947$17,598$8,750−88%William Woods UniversityFulton · Private nonprofit$48,059$26,569$21,983−89%American Trade SchoolSaint Ann · Private for-profit$46,892$17,618Not available−92%Pike-Lincoln Technical CenterEolia · Public$46,844$16,125$9,500−92%Lincoln UniversityJefferson City · Public$46,789$19,092$28,875−93%Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis · Private nonprofit$46,891$27,006$22,500−93%Four Rivers Career CenterWashington · Public$44,917$27,746$10,623−100%Kirksville Area Technical CenterKirksville · Public$44,850$1,699Not available−101%

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.