College ROI Rankings: Missouri

Sorted by break-even years · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

# College ROI Score Break-Even 10-yr Salary Grad Rate
1 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.2 yrs $137,047 61.7%
2 Research College of Nursing
Kansas City
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.3 yrs $85,910 —
3 Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.4 yrs $84,393 —
4 Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.4 yrs $86,182 94.3%
5 Chamberlain University-Missouri
St. Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.4 yrs $92,405 100%
6 Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.5 yrs $82,957 64.4%
7 Logan University
Chesterfield
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.6 yrs $55,838 22.2%
8 Rockhurst University
Kansas City
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.6 yrs $67,102 74.6%
9 University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.8 yrs $63,403 74.9%
10 Saint Louis University
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.8 yrs $70,783 79.5%
11 Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $62,105 66.2%
12 University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City
🟢 Excellent ROI 0.9 yrs $59,637 55.5%
13 Cox College
Springfield
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.1 yrs $56,867 100%
14 Truman State University
Kirksville
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $56,280 68.5%
15 Park University
Parkville
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $56,309 38.4%
16 William Jewell College
Liberty
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.2 yrs $59,268 67.7%
17 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.3 yrs $50,535 48.3%
18 University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.4 yrs $53,037 56.6%
19 Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.7 yrs $48,991 51.2%
20 Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
Fayette
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.7 yrs $48,991 —
21 Avila University
Kansas City
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.8 yrs $52,773 52.4%
22 Lindenwood University
Saint Charles
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.8 yrs $53,278 49.3%
23 Webster University
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 1.9 yrs $50,876 64.4%
24 University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg
🟢 Excellent ROI 2 yrs $49,560 54.1%
25 Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield
🟢 Excellent ROI 2 yrs $49,827 57.9%
26 Westminster College
Fulton
🟢 Excellent ROI 2 yrs $52,199 55.5%
27 Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville
🟢 Excellent ROI 2.4 yrs $47,885 54.2%
28 Fontbonne University
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 2.5 yrs $48,825 39.9%
29 Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis
🟢 Excellent ROI 2.9 yrs $46,660 47.6%
30 Calvary University
Kansas City
🔵 Good ROI 3.1 yrs $45,421 52.2%
31 Evangel University
Springfield
🔵 Good ROI 3.2 yrs $46,573 65%
32 Evangel University-College of Online Learning
Springfield
🔵 Good ROI 3.2 yrs $46,573 50%
33 Columbia College
Columbia
🔵 Good ROI 3.6 yrs $45,378 42.2%
34 Culver-Stockton College
Canton
🔵 Good ROI 3.6 yrs $46,092 39.2%
35 Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau
🔵 Good ROI 4.1 yrs $44,030 57.9%
36 Hannibal-LaGrange University
Hannibal
🔵 Good ROI 4.8 yrs $42,643 50.4%
37 Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar
🔵 Good ROI 4.9 yrs $43,112 55.3%
38 Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
🔵 Good ROI 5 yrs $42,620 41.6%
39 Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph
🔵 Good ROI 5.2 yrs $42,647 38.5%
40 Missouri Valley College
Marshall
🔵 Good ROI 5.9 yrs $43,221 22.4%
41 William Woods University
Fulton
🟡 Fair ROI 6.1 yrs $42,401 46.8%
42 Stephens College
Columbia
🟡 Fair ROI 6.3 yrs $43,071 42.7%
43 Ozark Christian College
Joplin
🟡 Fair ROI 6.7 yrs $41,297 63.6%
44 Conception Seminary College
Conception
🟡 Fair ROI 9 yrs $50,430 50%
45 Drury University
Springfield
🔴 Slow ROI 11 yrs $40,694 61.8%
46 Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies
Springfield
🔴 Slow ROI 11 yrs $40,694 43.2%
47 College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout
🔴 Slow ROI 31.9 yrs $41,592 63.7%
48 Lincoln University
Jefferson City
🔴 Slow ROI 43 yrs $39,463 20.9%
49 Aquinas Institute of Theology
Saint Louis
⚪ Limited Data — — —
50 Mission University
Springfield
⚪ Limited Data — $38,641 44.4%
51 Central Christian College of the Bible
Moberly
⚪ Limited Data — $34,675 22%
52 Concordia Seminary
Saint Louis
⚪ Limited Data — — —
53 Cottey College
Nevada
⚪ Limited Data — $35,422 56.3%
54 Covenant Theological Seminary
Saint Louis
⚪ Limited Data — — —
55 Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves
⚪ Limited Data — — —
56 Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis
⚪ Limited Data — $31,088 27.6%
57 Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City
⚪ Limited Data — $37,032 58%
58 Kenrick Glennon Seminary
Saint Louis
⚪ Limited Data — — —
59 A T Still University of Health Sciences
Kirksville
⚪ Limited Data — — —
60 Nazarene Theological Seminary
Kansas City
⚪ Limited Data — — —
61 Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts
Saint Louis
⚪ Limited Data — $29,058 14.3%
62 Kansas City University
Kansas City
⚪ Limited Data — — —
63 Urshan Graduate School of Theology
Wentzville
⚪ Limited Data — — —
64 Ponce Health Sciences University-St Louis
St. Louis
⚪ Limited Data — — —
65 Urshan University
Wentzville
⚪ Limited Data — — 44.8%
66 Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis
Maryland Heights
⚪ Limited Data — $34,657 —