Graduate Schools at Missouri Southern
Missouri Southern State University is a Public, 4 years school located in Joplin, MO. It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees of Missouri Southern graduate schools is $6,750 for Missouri residents and $12,330 for out-of-state. Its tuition is inexpensive than the average graduate tuition of other public graduate schools (Master's College and University (smaller programs)), which is $18,048.
Total 266 students have enrolled in graduate schools at Missouri Southern State University and, of that, 112 graduate school students enrolled online exclusively.
Missouri Southern State University offers 8 graduate programs and 5 graduate programs are available through distance learning (online classes).
2025 Tuition & fees
The 2025 graduate tuition & fees at Missouri Southern graduate schools is $6,750 for Missouri residents and $12,330 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.74% from last year. The following tables show the 2025 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Missouri Southern.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
| Year | Missouri Residents | Out-of-State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Tuition | Fees | Total | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2021 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 |
| 2022 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 |
| 2023 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 |
| 2024 | $6,732 | $6,732 | $0 | $12,240 | $12,240 | $0 |
| 2025 | $6,750 | $6,750 | $0 | $12,330 | $12,330 | $0 |
| Year | Missouri Residents | Out-of-State |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $350 | $350 |
| 2022 | $350 | $350 |
| 2023 | $350 | $350 |
| 2024 | $374 | $680 |
| 2025 | $375 | $685 |
| Year | On-Campus | Off-Campus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board | Other Expenses | Room & Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2021 | $7,209 | $3,389 | $7,108 | $4,029 |
| 2022 | $7,678 | $3,459 | $7,106 | $4,069 |
| 2023 | $7,624 | $3,459 | $7,108 | $4,297 |
| 2024 | $7,172 | $3,459 | $8,141 | $7,279 |
| 2025 | $9,119 | $3,672 | $9,547 | $8,245 |
Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs
The graduate schools at Missouri Southern State University offers 112 major programs through Master's, Post BS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 1 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
| Number of Graduate Programs | Number of Online Graduate Programs | |
|---|---|---|
| Master's | 5 | 1 |
| Post-BS Certificate | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 112 | 1 |
| Program Name | Number of Completers |
|---|---|
| Sociology | 0 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 0 |
| Music Pedagogy | 0 |
| Art/Art Studies | 0 |
| History | 0 |
| Program Name | Number of Completers |
|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 18 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 9 |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 0 |
| Social Sciences | 0 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 0 |
Graduate Student Population
At Missouri Southern, there are 4,147 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 266 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 60 male and 206 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.29 to 1. Missouri Southern State University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 112 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Asian | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Black or African American | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Hispanic | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 194 | 32 | 162 |
| Two or More Races | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 34 | 14 | 20 |
| Total | 266 | 60 | 206 |
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