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Private nonprofit · 4-year

Missouri Valley College

Marshall, Missouri

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-20,100 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

13.3 yrs
Break-even
-25%
10-year ROI
$51,170
Median earnings as of 2024
64% of Missouri Valley College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$18,086
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$51,170
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$33,892
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$25,950
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
22%
Graduation rate as of 2024
64%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
62%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
53%
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-20,100
After 10 years
$41,600
After 20 years
$103,300
After 30 years
$165,000
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$40,412
Men
$44,258

9% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$38,137
From higher-income families
$51,095

25% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$44,385
Independent students
$36,118

19% gap between the two groups

40%
First-generation students
42%
Take federal student loans
94%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 37%Hispanic 13%Asian 0%Black 14%Other 36%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$16,132
$30k–$48k$15,854
$48k–$75k$16,039
$75k–$110k$20,499
$110k+$22,669

How Missouri Valley College compares

This college against the Missouri and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Missouri Valley College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Missouri Valley College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's$52,382$25,500+62%Break-even
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's$49,957$25,290+9%Break-even

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ROI at Missouri Valley College

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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

69%
Admission rate
974
Average SAT
19
Median ACT
1,443
Undergraduates

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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.

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