by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Missouri Southern State University Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
Our 2026 overall quality rankings do not include Missouri Southern State University.The usual reason for this is that we did not have enough data to make an accurate analysis of the school.
For the last year in which we have data, 266 graduate students decided that Missouri Southern State University was the best place for them.College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is.Here is what we found.
Women make up 77.4% of the total graduate student body at Missouri Southern while men make up 22.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 13.2% of the graduate student population at Missouri Southern.Missouri Southern is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 1.1% of the graduate student population.The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at Missouri Southern who borrowed carries a median debt of $22,560.
Located in Joplin, Missouri, Missouri Southern State University is a public institution.Joplin is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of 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 |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/mssulions?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/mosolions |
51.1% of the graduate students at Missouri Southern took at least one online course.For that same period, 42.1% of grad students took all of their classes online.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 25 | — |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 9 | — |
| Educational Administration | 8 | — |
| General Social Sciences | 1 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 5 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which Missouri Southern State University awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 2 | — |
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.