After Missouri Southern State University: graduation, pay and debt
Joplin, Missouri · Public · 3,019 undergrads
38% of Missouri Southern State University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $48,193 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$48.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
38%
finish within six years.
22%
finish in four years.
63%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18k
median federal debt at graduation.
49%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
22%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
38%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
63%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
35%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
41%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
960
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
29%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
974
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,870
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$48,193
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,650
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,641
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
49%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
56%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
60%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers