Southeast Missouri State University

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $9,496

In-State Cost of Attendance: $23,337

Out-of-State Tuition: $9,496

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $23,337

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,750

Students with federal loans: 34.5%

Students with Pell grants: 29.4%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $38,184

After 5 years: $49,147

Majors(61 programs)

  1. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(172 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(121 graduates)
  3. Biology, General.(118 graduates)
  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(112 graduates)
  5. Communication and Media Studies.(105 graduates)
  6. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(96 graduates)
  7. Psychology, General.(84 graduates)
  8. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(68 graduates)
  9. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(64 graduates)
  10. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(61 graduates)
  11. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(58 graduates)
  12. Agricultural Business and Management.(47 graduates)
  13. Finance and Financial Management Services.(46 graduates)
  14. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(41 graduates)
  15. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(40 graduates)
  16. Social Work.(38 graduates)
  17. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(37 graduates)
  18. Accounting and Related Services.(37 graduates)
  19. Special Education and Teaching.(35 graduates)
  20. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(34 graduates)
  21. Marketing.(33 graduates)
  22. Engineering Technology, General.(31 graduates)
  23. International/Global Studies.(30 graduates)
  24. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(30 graduates)
  25. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(29 graduates)
  26. Hospitality Administration/Management.(24 graduates)
  27. Plant Sciences.(23 graduates)
  28. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(22 graduates)
  29. Fine and Studio Arts.(22 graduates)
  30. English Language and Literature, General.(19 graduates)
  31. Chemistry.(17 graduates)
  32. Mathematics.(16 graduates)
  33. Social Sciences, General.(16 graduates)
  34. International Business.(14 graduates)
  35. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(13 graduates)
  36. Political Science and Government.(12 graduates)
  37. Engineering Physics.(11 graduates)
  38. History.(11 graduates)
  39. Historic Preservation and Conservation.(10 graduates)
  40. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(10 graduates)
  41. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(10 graduates)
  42. Economics.(9 graduates)
  43. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(6 graduates)
  44. Philosophy.(5 graduates)
  45. Music.(5 graduates)
  46. Physics.(4 graduates)
  47. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(4 graduates)
  48. Homeland Security.(3 graduates)
  49. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(2 graduates)
  50. English Language and Literature/Letters, Other.(2 graduates)
  51. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(2 graduates)
  52. Systems Engineering.(1 graduates)
  53. Animal Sciences.
  54. Engineering-Related Fields.
  55. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  56. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  57. Housing and Human Environments.
  58. Anthropology.
  59. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
  60. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
  61. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 6,588 students

Admission Rate: 78.5%

Retention Rate: 75.8%

Graduation Rate: 55.7%

Student Demographics

White (75.0%)
Hispanic (3.2%)
Black (8.5%)
Asian (0.9%)
Two or More (3.4%)
International (4.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (40.6%)
Women (59.4%)

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