Missouri Southern State University Trade Programs

Missouri Southern State University is a public institution situated in Joplin, Missouri. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Missouri Southern State University?

Contact details for Missouri Southern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801-1595
Phone:	866-818-6778
Website:	www.mssu.edu

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Can I Afford Missouri Southern?

In a recent term, part-time Missouri Southern students paid $280 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $560 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,400	$16,800
Books and Supplies	$1,020	$1,020
On Campus Room and Board	$7,172	$7,172
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,459	$3,459

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Missouri Southern, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.

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Missouri Southern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,927 undergraduate students at Missouri Southern, with 3,443 being full-time and 1,484 being part-time.

There are also 118 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,443 full-time undergraduates at Missouri Southern, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Missouri Southern State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	107
Black or African American	268
Hispanic or Latino	289
White	2,413
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	292

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Missouri Southern State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Missouri Southern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Japan.

Online Learning at Missouri Southern State University

In 2022-2023, 2,472 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Missouri Southern has changed over the last few years.

Missouri Southern State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	27	0	0	27
Health Care Management	0	0	0	21	21
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	18	0	0	0	18
Industrial Technology	0	0	1	12	13
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	13	0	0	13
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	10	0	0	10
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	9	0	0	9
Automation Engineer Technology	0	0	1	0	1
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0	1	1
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	59	2	34	113

Missouri Southern State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Missouri Southern State University awarded 253 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	18	0	19	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	1
Dental Support Services	0	0	27	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	1	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	21
Industrial Production Technology	0	1	13	12
Total	36	6	131	80

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.