Best value colleges in Missouri
Every Missouri college we have data for, ranked by 10-year return on investment.
141
Colleges
$17,642
Avg net price as of 2024
$49,404
Median earnings as of 2024
$16,328
Median debt as of 2024
Top colleges in Missouri
Showing the top 105 of 141 by ROI — sort the table, or use the finder to filter all Missouri colleges by cost, earnings and major.
| # | College | Type | 5-yr earnings | Net price | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | DR Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO | Public | $57,874 | $5,837 | $6,187 | +824% | Strong return | |
| 2 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | $142,453 | $31,817 | $17,755 | +629% | Strong return | |
| 3 | Cass Career Center Harrisonville, MO | Public | $55,934 | $16,078 | — | +580% | Strong return | |
| 4 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO | Public | $91,608 | $16,298 | $23,250 | +533% | Strong return | |
| 5 | Applied Tech Sunset Hills, MO | Public | $58,581 | $23,405 | $14,750 | +372% | Strong return | |
| 6 | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Public | $53,548 | $8,398 | $10,073 | +318% | Strong return | |
| 7 | American Trade School Saint Ann, MO | For-profit | $52,105 | $17,618 | — | +303% | Strong return | |
| 8 | Chamberlain University-Missouri St. Louis, MO | For-profit | $92,768 | $30,716 | $20,919 | +266% | Strong return | |
| 9 | State Technical College of Missouri Linn, MO | Public | $57,374 | $15,190 | $10,986 | +260% | Strong return | |
| 10 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private | $78,280 | $21,786 | $17,500 | +256% | Strong return | |
| 11 | Park University Parkville, MO | Private | $72,271 | $21,032 | $21,685 | +196% | Strong return | |
| 12 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Public | $62,493 | $13,310 | $18,750 | +191% | Strong return | |
| 13 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | $71,975 | $22,066 | $22,000 | +180% | Strong return | |
| 14 | Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO | Public | $52,536 | $12,045 | $10,500 | +170% | Strong return | |
| 15 | Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau, MO | Public | $50,377 | $17,598 | $8,750 | +159% | Strong return | |
| 16 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau, MO | Private | $65,830 | $19,390 | $11,500 | +155% | Strong return | |
| 17 | William Jewell College Liberty, MO | Private | $64,671 | $17,562 | $24,498 | +148% | Strong return | |
| 18 | Waynesville Career Center Waynesville, MO | Public | $51,808 | $28,418 | — | +140% | Strong return | |
| 19 | Logan University Chesterfield, MO | Private | $64,857 | $20,218 | $10,250 | +135% | Strong return | |
| 20 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $65,217 | $20,268 | $20,500 | +128% | Strong return | |
| 21 | East Central College Union, MO | Public | $51,684 | $13,128 | $9,500 | +125% | Strong return | |
| 22 | Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO | Public | $49,014 | $7,378 | $9,285 | +121% | Strong return | |
| 23 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | Private | $68,231 | $24,398 | $25,000 | +118% | Strong return | |
| 24 | Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO | Private | $68,477 | $25,884 | $18,250 | +113% | Strong return | |
| 25 | University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Public | $58,693 | $15,071 | $20,000 | +103% | Strong return | |
| 26 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO | Private | $64,242 | $23,006 | $15,675 | +97% | Strong return | |
| 27 | Avila University Kansas City, MO | Private | $58,705 | $16,053 | $25,000 | +87% | Strong return | |
| 28 | Ranken Technical College Saint Louis, MO | Private | $59,592 | $18,795 | $12,000 | +83% | Strong return | |
| 29 | Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center Carthage, MO | Public | $48,041 | $16,874 | — | +80% | Strong return | |
| 30 | Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MO | Private | $60,733 | $21,677 | $20,957 | +67% | Strong return | |
| 31 | Texas County Technical College Houston, MO | For-profit | $50,973 | $19,429 | $13,195 | +37% | Break-even | |
| 32 | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO | Public | $54,719 | $16,244 | $21,500 | +34% | Break-even | |
| 33 | Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | Private | $55,250 | $19,638 | $26,000 | +16% | Break-even | |
| 34 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | For-profit | $52,500 | $26,815 | $30,416 | +16% | Break-even | |
| 35 | Truman State University Kirksville, MO | Public | $51,779 | $12,780 | $21,000 | +15% | Break-even | |
| 36 | Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO | Public | $51,315 | $12,007 | $19,174 | +15% | Break-even | |
| 37 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | Public | $51,875 | $14,462 | $21,000 | +5% | Break-even | |
| 38 | Westminster College Fulton, MO | Private | $56,165 | $24,314 | $27,000 | +4% | Break-even | |
| 39 | Webster University Saint Louis, MO | Private | $56,979 | $27,047 | $23,000 | +3% | Break-even | |
| 40 | Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | Public | $52,997 | $17,613 | $21,992 | +2% | Break-even | |
| 41 | Columbia College Columbia, MO | Private | $54,913 | $22,715 | $23,879 | 0% | Poor return | |
| 42 | Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO | Private | $55,376 | $27,006 | $22,500 | -11% | Poor return | |
| 43 | Missouri Valley College Marshall, MO | Private | $51,170 | $18,086 | $25,950 | -25% | Poor return | |
| 44 | Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO | Public | $49,070 | $13,251 | $19,968 | -33% | Poor return | |
| 45 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO | Public | $49,068 | $15,882 | $21,500 | -43% | Poor return | |
| 46 | Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, MO | Private | $50,222 | $22,814 | $18,599 | -47% | Poor return | |
| 47 | Stephens College Columbia, MO | Private | $49,409 | $23,459 | $27,000 | -58% | Poor return | |
| 48 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | Private | $47,655 | $14,601 | $17,619 | -59% | Poor return | |
| 49 | Culver-Stockton College Canton, MO | Private | $48,772 | $21,983 | $26,000 | -61% | Poor return | |
| 50 | William Woods University Fulton, MO | Private | $47,954 | $26,569 | $21,983 | -74% | Poor return | |
| 51 | Evangel University Springfield, MO | Private | $45,562 | $18,669 | $24,736 | -93% | Poor return | |
| 52 | Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO | Public | $45,149 | $9,750 | $10,000 | -94% | Poor return | |
| 53 | Drury University Springfield, MO | Private | $45,155 | $20,831 | $20,979 | -98% | Poor return | |
| 54 | State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO | Public | $44,893 | $7,985 | $10,500 | -105% | Poor return | |
| 55 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO | Private | $44,348 | $22,766 | $17,619 | -107% | Poor return | |
| 56 | Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | For-profit | $44,069 | $29,500 | $9,500 | -108% | Poor return | |
| 57 | Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | Public | $43,802 | $19,092 | $28,875 | -114% | Poor return | |
| 58 | Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO | Private | $43,407 | $22,503 | $24,736 | -116% | Poor return | |
| 59 | Four Rivers Career Center Washington, MO | Public | $44,005 | $27,746 | $10,623 | -132% | Poor return | |
| 60 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | Private | $40,943 | $27,650 | $27,000 | -134% | Poor return | |
| 61 | Mission University Springfield, MO | Private | $41,279 | $21,383 | $26,168 | -139% | Poor return | |
| 62 | Saline County Career Center Marshall, MO | Public | $43,635 | $20,386 | $14,027 | -154% | Poor return | |
| 63 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO | Public | $42,880 | $6,936 | $10,453 | -167% | Poor return | |
| 64 | Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO | Public | $41,657 | $9,922 | $25,930 | -168% | Poor return | |
| 65 | Conception Seminary College Conception, MO | Private | $38,200 | $24,558 | — | -169% | Poor return | |
| 66 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | Public | $41,960 | $8,440 | $6,725 | -184% | Poor return | |
| 67 | St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton Fenton, MO | For-profit | $35,922 | $24,395 | $11,750 | -189% | Poor return | |
| 68 | Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts Saint Louis, MO | For-profit | $36,580 | $19,137 | $27,000 | -198% | Poor return | |
| 69 | Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO | Private | $39,909 | $10,566 | $20,979 | -202% | Poor return | |
| 70 | Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO | Private | $32,297 | $20,580 | $16,772 | -244% | Poor return | |
| 71 | Bryan University Springfield, MO | For-profit | $31,049 | $20,053 | $22,764 | -258% | Poor return | |
| 72 | College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO | Private | $41,128 | $6,100 | — | -259% | Poor return | |
| 73 | Cottey College Nevada, MO | Private | $33,737 | $13,805 | $19,043 | -281% | Poor return | |
| 74 | Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church Ozark, MO | Private | $35,328 | $21,548 | $24,736 | -286% | Poor return | |
| 75 | North Central Missouri College Trenton, MO | Public | $39,142 | $13,626 | $10,500 | -289% | Poor return | |
| 76 | Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City, MO | For-profit | $32,862 | $28,732 | $11,605 | -297% | Poor return | |
| 77 | Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO | Private | $32,317 | $14,356 | $17,500 | -299% | Poor return | |
| 78 | Crowder College Neosho, MO | Public | $38,960 | $9,023 | $9,000 | -383% | Poor return | |
| 79 | Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO | Public | $39,481 | $6,810 | $10,658 | -415% | Poor return | |
| 80 | St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | For-profit | $34,143 | $27,777 | $11,750 | -439% | Poor return | |
| 81 | Midwest Institute Earth City, MO | For-profit | $31,120 | $18,509 | $9,500 | -443% | Poor return | |
| 82 | Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri Springfield, MO | For-profit | $33,923 | $26,023 | $9,500 | -476% | Poor return | |
| 83 | Concorde Career College-Broadway Kansas City, MO | For-profit | $32,653 | $26,119 | $9,500 | -517% | Poor return | |
| 84 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield Springfield, MO | For-profit | $30,911 | $15,417 | $7,917 | -518% | Poor return | |
| 85 | Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis St. Louis, MO | For-profit | $32,652 | $24,907 | $9,833 | -533% | Poor return | |
| 86 | WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | For-profit | $30,987 | $14,277 | $7,917 | -546% | Poor return | |
| 87 | Grand River Technical School Chillicothe, MO | Public | $38,814 | $11,831 | — | -623% | Poor return | |
| 88 | Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO | Public | $32,445 | $8,496 | $10,000 | -708% | Poor return | |
| 89 | Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg, MO | Public | $38,219 | $9,266 | — | -832% | Poor return | |
| 90 | Skin Institute Saint Louis, MO | For-profit | $32,174 | $17,400 | — | -837% | Poor return | |
| 91 | House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs Blue Springs, MO | For-profit | $26,924 | $21,361 | $7,917 | -846% | Poor return | |
| 92 | House of Heavilin Beauty College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | For-profit | $21,148 | $26,726 | $13,102 | -857% | Poor return | |
| 93 | Academy of Beauty Professionals Raymore, MO | For-profit | $25,390 | $22,510 | $6,333 | -890% | Poor return | |
| 94 | The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles St. Charles, MO | For-profit | $30,002 | $13,388 | $8,589 | -1,008% | Poor return | |
| 95 | Summit Salon Academy Kansas City Independence, MO | For-profit | $18,298 | $20,947 | $11,938 | -1,156% | Poor return | |
| 96 | Academy of Hair Design-Springfield Springfield, MO | For-profit | $23,599 | $15,904 | $9,500 | -1,205% | Poor return | |
| 97 | Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO | For-profit | $25,612 | $13,460 | $9,500 | -1,246% | Poor return | |
| 98 | Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics Jefferson City, MO | For-profit | $23,251 | $14,982 | $7,671 | -1,323% | Poor return | |
| 99 | SPBK Enterprises Inc Webb City, MO | For-profit | $23,765 | $14,178 | $7,641 | -1,352% | Poor return | |
| 100 | Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield Springfield, MO | For-profit | $19,597 | $16,926 | $7,917 | -1,382% | Poor return | |
| 101 | Trend Setters School Cape Girardeau, MO | For-profit | $16,359 | $16,521 | $10,667 | -1,503% | Poor return | |
| 102 | Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO | For-profit | $25,724 | $10,827 | $7,830 | -1,509% | Poor return | |
| 103 | Academy of Salon Professionals Sedalia, MO | For-profit | $19,047 | $13,391 | $9,833 | -1,629% | Poor return | |
| 104 | New Dimensions School Joplin, MO | For-profit | $15,254 | $7,309 | — | -4,170% | Poor return | |
| 105 | Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert, MO | For-profit | $17,893 | $6,166 | — | -4,496% | Poor return |
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.