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Missouri State University - West Plains Trade Programs

Missouri State University - West Plains is a public institution situated in West Plains, Missouri. The location of Missouri State West Plains is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

717 Full-Time Undergraduates

$4,592 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Missouri State University - West Plains?

Contact details for Missouri State West Plains are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	128 Garfield Avenue, West Plains, MO 65775-2715
Phone:	417-255-7255
Website:	wp.missouristate.edu

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Can I Afford Missouri State West Plains?

$4,592 In-State Tuition

6% Take Out Loans

0.4% Loan Default Rate

In a recent term, part-time Missouri State West Plains students paid $149 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $298 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,592	$6,678
Fees	$952	$952
Books and Supplies	$1,012	$1,012
On Campus Room and Board	$7,114	$7,114
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,895	$3,895

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Missouri State West Plains, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $3,817 a year. That adds up to $15,268 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Missouri State West Plains is 0.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Missouri State University - West Plains Undergraduate Student Diversity

717 Full-Time Undergraduates

70% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 1,920 undergraduate students at Missouri State West Plains, with 717 being full-time and 1,203 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 717 full-time undergraduates at Missouri State West Plains, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	616
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

Over 16 countries are represented at Missouri State West Plains. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Netherlands, Serbia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Missouri State University - West Plains

569 Took All Classes Online

1,141 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 1,141 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 10th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Missouri State West Plains majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	81%

Missouri State University - West Plains Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	15	6	21
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant	14	0	0	14
Other Industrial Production Technologies	9	3	0	12
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	0	2	0	2
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2	0	0	2
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	1	0	0	1
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	26	20	6	52

Missouri State University - West Plains Trades

In a recent academic period, Missouri State University - West Plains awarded 119 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
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	2	0	0
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	2
Health & Medical Administrative Services	14	6	15
Industrial Production Technology	10	0	3
Total	62	12	45

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.

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