Missouri Southern State University Teaching Programs

Missouri Southern State University is a public institution situated in Joplin, Missouri. The location of Missouri Southern is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into Missouri Southern?

You can apply to Missouri Southern online at: https://mssu.force.com/onlineapplication/TX_SiteLogin?startURL=%2Fonlineapplication%2FTargetX_Portal__PB

Admission Requirements for Missouri Southern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Missouri Southern?

Since Missouri Southern has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Missouri Southern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 610.

Missouri Southern received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Missouri Southern State University?

The overall average net price of Missouri Southern is $20,622. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Missouri Southern, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $4,929 a year. That adds up to $19,716 over four years for those students.

Missouri Southern State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,245 undergraduate students at Missouri Southern, with 2,755 being full-time and 1,490 being part-time.

There are also 107 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,755 full-time undergraduates at Missouri Southern, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Missouri Southern State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	82
Black or African American	222
Hispanic or Latino	228
White	1,902
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	238

Geographic Diversity

Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Missouri Southern State University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Missouri Southern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Japan.

Online Learning at Missouri Southern State University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Missouri Southern. In 2022-2023, 2,472 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Missouri Southern has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Missouri Southern majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	21%

Missouri Southern State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	45	0	45
Secondary Education	0	32	0	32
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	14	14
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	13	0	13
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	9	0	0	9
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	9	0	0	9
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	3	3
TOTAL	18	90	17	125

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.