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Cheapest Colleges in Missouri

Name: Missouri College Net Price Rankings
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Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Missouri list (75 vs 41); Kirksville Area Technical Center still leads on average net price at $1,699.

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$1,699
Cheapest net price: $17,613
Missouri median: 116
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Kirksville Area Technical Center has the lowest average net price in Missouri among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Kirksville Area Technical Center posts the lowest average net price in Missouri at $1,699 among 116 ranked schools, with the state median 3% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $1,699
Missouri median: $17,613
Schools ranked: 116
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Kirksville Area Technical Center has the lowest average net price in Missouri at $1,699/year, and the state's median net price is 3% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$1,699
cheapest ranked net price: $17,613
Missouri median net price: 41 public / 75 private
schools in this ranking: $15,948
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $15,948 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Washington University in St Louis, where in-state published tuition of $65,790 falls to an average net price of $21,786 after aid, a $44,004 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Missouri schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (75 vs 41). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $12,780. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 116 Scorecard-reporting Missouri schools:

The bar to make Missouri's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 116 Scorecard-reporting schools

$12,780 Among the most affordable more affordable than 78% of 116 Missouri colleges

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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Missouri colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Missouri's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Kirksville Area Technical Center Kirksville, MO · Public

Avg net price: $1,699
Net price (<$30K income): Aid covers full cost
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,997
Enrollment: 22

St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO · Public

Avg net price: $5,837
Net price (<$30K income): $3,436
Median debt: $6,187
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,087
Enrollment: 6,143

College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $6,100
Net price (<$30K income): $6,381
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,507
Enrollment: 1,454

Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert, MO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $6,166
Net price (<$30K income): $6,166
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $13,032
Enrollment: 61

Lex La-Ray Technical Center Lexington, MO · Public

Avg net price: $6,219
Net price (<$30K income): $447
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $50,399
Enrollment: 25

Salem College of Hairstyling Rolla, MO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $6,345
Net price (<$30K income): $6,345
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $15,719
Enrollment: 31

Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO · Public

Avg net price: $6,810
Net price (<$30K income): $5,688
Median debt: $10,658
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,563
Enrollment: 5,384

Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO · Public

Avg net price: $6,936
Net price (<$30K income): $6,217
Median debt: $10,453
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,525
Enrollment: 11,380

New Dimensions School of Hair Design Joplin, MO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $7,309
Net price (<$30K income): $7,142
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $18,201
Enrollment: 38

Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO · Public

Avg net price: $7,378
Net price (<$30K income): $6,048
Median debt: $9,285
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,913
Enrollment: 3,775

State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO · Public

Avg net price: $7,985
Net price (<$30K income): $7,288
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,659
Enrollment: 4,242

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Public

Avg net price: $8,398
Net price (<$30K income): $7,279
Median debt: $10,073
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,026
Enrollment: 13,523

Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO · Public

Avg net price: $8,440
Net price (<$30K income): $7,469
Median debt: $6,725
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,242
Enrollment: 15,649

Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO · Public

Avg net price: $8,496
Net price (<$30K income): $8,236
Median debt: $10,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,566
Enrollment: 2,604

Crowder College Neosho, MO · Public

Avg net price: $9,023
Net price (<$30K income): $8,283
Median debt: $9,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,698
Enrollment: 3,959

Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg, MO · Public

Avg net price: $9,266
Net price (<$30K income): -
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,872
Enrollment: 31

Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO · Public

Avg net price: $9,750
Net price (<$30K income): $9,115
Median debt: $10,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $30,926
Enrollment: 1,919

Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO · Public

Avg net price: $9,922
Net price (<$30K income): $9,827
Median debt: $25,930
Median earnings, 6yr: $26,634
Enrollment: 1,002

Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $10,827
Net price (<$30K income): $7,674
Median debt: $7,830
Median earnings, 6yr: $25,573
Enrollment: 182

Grand River Technical School Chillicothe, MO · Public

Avg net price: $11,831
Net price (<$30K income): $11,011
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,227
Enrollment: 65

Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO · Public

Avg net price: $12,007
Net price (<$30K income): $9,759
Median debt: $19,174
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,866
Enrollment: 4,147

Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO · Public

Avg net price: $12,045
Net price (<$30K income): $10,977
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $31,300
Enrollment: 2,447

Neosho Beauty College Neosho, MO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,213
Net price (<$30K income): $11,236
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,896
Enrollment: 47

Renaissance Beauty Academy Cape Girardeau, MO · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $12,595
Net price (<$30K income): $10,802
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 66

Truman State University Kirksville, MO · Public

Avg net price: $12,780
Net price (<$30K income): $6,046
Median debt: $21,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,966
Enrollment: 3,664

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Kirksville Area Technical Center Kirksville, MO · Public	$1,699	Aid covers full cost	-	$38,997	22
2	St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO · Public	$5,837	$3,436	$6,187	$37,087	6,143
3	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · Private nonprofit	$6,100	$6,381	-	$36,507	1,454
4	Central College of Cosmetology Saint Robert, MO · Private for-profit	$6,166	$6,166	-	$13,032	61
5	Lex La-Ray Technical Center Lexington, MO · Public	$6,219	$447	-	$50,399	25
6	Salem College of Hairstyling Rolla, MO · Private for-profit	$6,345	$6,345	-	$15,719	31
7	Moberly Area Community College Moberly, MO · Public	$6,810	$5,688	$10,658	$33,563	5,384
8	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO · Public	$6,936	$6,217	$10,453	$32,525	11,380
9	New Dimensions School of Hair Design Joplin, MO · Private for-profit	$7,309	$7,142	-	$18,201	38
10	Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO · Public	$7,378	$6,048	$9,285	$34,913	3,775
11	State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO · Public	$7,985	$7,288	$10,500	$32,659	4,242
12	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City, MO · Public	$8,398	$7,279	$10,073	$35,026	13,523
13	Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO · Public	$8,440	$7,469	$6,725	$30,242	15,649
14	Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff, MO · Public	$8,496	$8,236	$10,000	$29,566	2,604
15	Crowder College Neosho, MO · Public	$9,023	$8,283	$9,000	$31,698	3,959
16	Warrensburg Area Career Center Warrensburg, MO · Public	$9,266	-	-	$36,872	31
17	Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO · Public	$9,750	$9,115	$10,000	$30,926	1,919
18	Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, MO · Public	$9,922	$9,827	$25,930	$26,634	1,002
19	Grabber School of Hair Design St. Louis, MO · Private for-profit	$10,827	$7,674	$7,830	$25,573	182
20	Grand River Technical School Chillicothe, MO · Public	$11,831	$11,011	-	$39,227	65
21	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO · Public	$12,007	$9,759	$19,174	$37,866	4,147
22	Mineral Area College Park Hills, MO · Public	$12,045	$10,977	$10,500	$31,300	2,447
23	Neosho Beauty College Neosho, MO · Private for-profit	$12,213	$11,236	$9,500	$28,896	47
24	Renaissance Beauty Academy Cape Girardeau, MO · Private for-profit	$12,595	$10,802	-	-	66
25	Truman State University Kirksville, MO · Public	$12,780	$6,046	$21,000	$43,966	3,664

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Missouri. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Missouri's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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