Graduate Programs at Missouri Southern State University

Graduate School Overview

Missouri Southern State University (referred to as Missouri Southern) is a Public, 4 years school located in Joplin, MO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1949 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Missouri Southern Directory Information
School Name	Missouri Southern State University (Missouri Southern)
Address	3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595
Phone	866-818-6778
Web	https://www.mssu.edu
Online Application	https://mssu.force.com/onlineapplication/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2Fonlineapplication%2FTargetX_Portal__PB
Financial Info	https://www.mssu.edu/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri Southern is $6,732 for Missouri residents and $12,240 for out-of-state students. The school has 92 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,144 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 114 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,240 $6,732 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	92
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	114 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Missouri Southern is $6,732 for Missouri residents and $12,240 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $350.

Missouri Southern offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$6,732
Out-of-State	$12,240
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$350
Out-of-State	$350

Missouri Southern offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri Southern State University is $6,732 for Missouri residents and $12,240 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 94.29% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$6,300	-	$6,300	-
2019-2020	$6,300	-	$6,300	-
2020-2021	$6,300	-	$6,300	-
2021-2022	$6,300	-	$6,300	-
2022-2023	$6,300	-	$6,300	-
2023-2024	$6,732	-	$12,240	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri Southern is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Missouri Southern State University	$6,732	$12,240
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,451 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Missouri Southern.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -4.08% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,420. Off-campus living costs are increased by 35.20% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,004	$3,328	$6,652	$3,938
2019-2020	$7,137	$3,338	$6,843	$3,978
2020-2021	$7,209	$3,389	$7,108	$4,029
2021-2022	$7,678	$3,459	$7,106	$4,069
2022-2023	$7,624	$3,459	$7,108	$4,297
2023-2024	$7,172	$3,459	$8,141	$7,279

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $374 for Missouri residents and $680 for other students at Missouri Southern State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 94.29% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$350	$350
2019-2020	$350	$350
2020-2021	$350	$350
2021-2022	$350	$350
2022-2023	$350	$350
2023-2024	$374	$680

Graduate Programs at Missouri Southern

Missouri Southern State University offers 7 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 58 students have completed their study at Missouri Southern State University.

Offered Degrees at Missouri Southern State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	2	56
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0	2
Total	7	2	58

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Missouri Southern State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Music Pedagogy program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 29 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Missouri Southern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Music Pedagogy	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Missouri Southern State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	29	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	14	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-

Missouri Southern State University offers 7 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 58 students have completed their graduate studies.

56 students have earned/completed Master's program.
2 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	17 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	14	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	29	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
	Total	56

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
	✕	-	-
	Total	2

Graduate Student Population at Missouri Southern

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 92 students enrolled into Missouri Southern State University graduate schools where it has total 4,144 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 22 full-time and 70 part-time graduate students. By gender, 34 male and 58 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	92	34	58
Full-time	22	7	15
Part-tme	70	27	43

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 73 White (79.35%), 4 Black/African American (4.35%), 5 Hispanic (5.43%), 1 Asian (1.09%), and 9 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	92	34	58
American Indian/Native American	6	1	5
Asian	1	1	0
Black/African American	4	2	2
Hispanic	5	3	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	73	25	48
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	1	1	0
Non-resident Alien	1	0	1

Missouri Southern State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 72 graduate students (78.26% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 8 graduate students (8.70% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	92
Enrolled Online Exclusively	72
Enrolled Some Online Courses	8
Not in Online Courses	12

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Missouri Southern State University. 31 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.70% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (1.09%), 5 students are aged above 50 (5.43%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Missouri Southern State University.