Payback
EarningsPlus
Economic score
Southeast Missouri State University is a public regional university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southeast Missouri State University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $39,874 10 years after enrolling, 27th in Missouri, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southeast Missouri State University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Southeast Missouri State University is ranked 20th in Missouri.
Southeast Missouri State University’s median net annual cost of $13,568 and average years to graduate of 4.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Southeast Missouri State University sorted by number of graduates - Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education, Business Administration, Psychology, Registered Nursing, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$13,568
Average years to graduate
4.8
Advertising & PR
Rank: #4
Economic score: 1.38
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: #123
Economic score: 1.8
Accounting
Rank: #118
Economic score: 1.89
Agricultural Bus. and Mgmt.
Rank: #18
Economic score: 2.51
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #148
Economic score: 4.08
Criminal Justice
Rank: #222
Economic score: 5.2
Health & Fitness
Rank: #223
Economic score: 6.79
Consumer Sciences
Rank: #12
Economic score: 6.83
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #268
Economic score: 9.55
Visual & Performing Arts
Rank: #26
Economic score: 16.27
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Southeast Missouri State University - Educ. Administration, Business Administration, Education, Student Counseling, Special Education, Communication disorder sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Registered Nursing
Rank: #11
Economic score: 0.2
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.8 years. 53% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southeast Missouri State University is 7% lower than the state average, and 5% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Southeast Missouri State University, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southeast Missouri State University graduates within 4.9 years.
Southeast Missouri State University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southeast Missouri State University’s economic mobility score of 6.52 is calculated by adjusting the 7.18 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southeast Missouri State University’s EMS of 6.52 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Southeast Missouri State University pays $13,568 a year, $9,429 less than the $22,997 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $13,568
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southeast Missouri State University, 97% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $13,568 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 45% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,835. This is 9% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,108
Pell grants
$4,877
State grants
$1,921
Institutional grants
$5,800
Southeast Missouri State University offers 11 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Southeast Missouri State University offers 14 programs, 13 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
25
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
24%
Southeast Missouri State University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 7,213 applicants, of which 5,720 were admitted and 1,487 enrolled. Southeast Missouri State University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Southeast Missouri State University has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
87%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
64%
59%
In-state
77%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
79%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%