Missouri Southern State University is a four-year, public school located in Joplin, Missouri. It offers 13 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, Missouri Southern have 10 vocational programs, 5 bachelor's degree programs, and 1 graduate program for the health profession degrees.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Missouri Southern is $9,600 for Missouri residents and $18,300 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the Missouri Southern's graduate tuition & fees is $6,750 for Missouri residents and $12,330 for out-of-state students.
Last year, total 203 students have completed their health profession studies. 89 students obtained certifications, and 114 students earned the bachelor's degrees.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Missouri Southern is $9,600 for Missouri residents and $18,300 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $6,750 for in-state rate and $18,300 for out-of-state rate.
The acceptance rate at Missouri Southern is 97.03% and the graduation rate is 42%. The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 and the retention rate is 63%.
You can find the detailed information about Missouri Southern State University at cost of attendance and admission pages.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $18,300 ($9,600) |
| Graduate | $12,330 ($6,750) |
| Health Profession Programs | 13 programs 4 online programs |
| Total Programs | 137 programs 5 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 15 to 1 |
| Student Population | 4,147 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 269 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 578 Staffs |
Missouri Southern State University offers 13 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 203 students have completed the health profession programs including 114 bachelor's degree earners and certification complters.
The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at Missouri Southern with number of completers and online availability.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 2-Years Certificate | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Associate | 3 | NOT OFFERED | 51 |
| Bachelor | 5 | NOT OFFERED | 114 |
| Master | 1 | 1 | - |
The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.
"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 28 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 16 | -Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3 | NOT OFFERED |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 31 | NOT OFFERED |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 14 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 9 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Environmental Health | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3 | NOT OFFERED |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | -Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | -Online | NOT OFFERED |
| Medical/Health Humanities | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | - | NOT OFFERED |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 22 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |