Missouri State University-West Plains
West Plains, Missouri
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 965 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,615
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Animal SciencesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,121
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
- Food Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,934
- Plant SciencesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $51,146
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,755
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 65 finishedGraduates here earned $59,537 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Other programs (12)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $40,381
- CriminologyCertificate · 0 finished
- CriminologyAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $41,236
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,451
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $36,179
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 68 finishedGraduates here earned $27,477 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 31 finishedNationally: $22,303
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,068per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,585sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,712Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 9%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $35,1166 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $39,35810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 30%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Missouri State University-West Plains, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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