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Best Business Colleges in Missouri

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 50 schools · Agent Insights
50
Schools Analyzed
$47,932
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
51%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$16,573
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 50 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 50
Avg. earnings at 10yr $47,932
Avg. graduation rate 51%
Avg. net price $16,573
Avg. median debt $19,460

How We Ranked

Business programs in Missouri ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICEWashington UniversityWilliam JewellLindenwood UniversityTruman StateCulver-Stockton College

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Washington University in…94%William Jewell College64%Lindenwood University50%Truman State University68%Culver-Stockton College45%Rockhurst University75%Park University34%Westminster College56%Saint Louis University80%Missouri Valley College23%Northwest Missouri State…56%Maryville University of …69%Southeast Missouri State…57%University of Central Mi…52%Avila University47%Missouri Southern State …40%Webster University63%Missouri University of S…64%Missouri Baptist Univers…48%Ozarks Technical Communi…32%

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Full Rankings

#1

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO · 7,857 students · Private nonprofit

12% accepted 94% graduate $86,182 earnings
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#2

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO · 924 students · Private nonprofit

38% accepted 64% graduate $59,268 earnings
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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO · 4,624 students · Private nonprofit

57% accepted 50% graduate $53,278 earnings
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#4

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO · 2,513 students · Public

84% accepted 68% graduate $56,280 earnings
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#5

Culver-Stockton College

Canton, MO · 807 students · Private nonprofit

99% accepted 45% graduate $46,092 earnings
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#6

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO · 1,580 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 75% graduate $67,102 earnings
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#7

Park University

Parkville, MO · 4,555 students · Private nonprofit

34% graduate $56,309 earnings
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#8

Westminster College

Fulton, MO · 638 students · Private nonprofit

79% accepted 56% graduate $52,199 earnings
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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO · 7,267 students · Private nonprofit

75% accepted 80% graduate $70,783 earnings
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#10

Missouri Valley College

Marshall, MO · 1,443 students · Private nonprofit

69% accepted 23% graduate $43,221 earnings
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#11

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO · 4,378 students · Public

86% accepted 56% graduate $47,885 earnings
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#12

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, MO · 5,658 students · Private nonprofit

95% accepted 69% graduate $62,105 earnings
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#13

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO · 6,373 students · Public

74% accepted 57% graduate $44,030 earnings
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#14

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO · 5,648 students · Public

64% accepted 52% graduate $49,560 earnings
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#15

Avila University

Kansas City, MO · 1,312 students · Private nonprofit

88% accepted 47% graduate $52,773 earnings
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#16

Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, MO · 3,019 students · Public

97% accepted 40% graduate $42,620 earnings
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#17

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO · 2,304 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 63% graduate $50,876 earnings
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#18

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO · 5,521 students · Public

73% accepted 64% graduate $82,957 earnings
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#19

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO · 1,488 students · Private nonprofit

69% accepted 48% graduate $46,660 earnings
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#20

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, MO · 8,165 students · Public

32% graduate $36,455 earnings
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#21

Evangel University

Springfield, MO · 1,229 students · Private nonprofit

72% accepted 65% graduate $46,573 earnings
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#22

Drury University

Springfield, MO · 1,383 students · Private nonprofit

58% accepted 64% graduate $40,694 earnings
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#23

North Central Missouri College

Trenton, MO · 1,286 students · Public

57% graduate $40,837 earnings
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#24

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, MO · 2,219 students · Public

39% graduate $42,647 earnings
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#25

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, MO · 6,817 students · Public

72% accepted 56% graduate $59,637 earnings
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#26

Stephens College

Columbia, MO · 391 students · Private nonprofit

77% accepted 45% graduate $43,071 earnings
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#27

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · 23,929 students · Public

78% accepted 76% graduate $63,403 earnings
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#28

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO · 2,552 students · Public

35% graduate $40,782 earnings
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#29

University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, MO · 5,024 students · Public

63% accepted 57% graduate $53,037 earnings
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#30

William Woods University

Fulton, MO · 1,300 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 52% graduate $42,401 earnings
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#31

Crowder College

Neosho, MO · 2,570 students · Public

46% graduate $35,987 earnings
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#32

College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO · 1,444 students · Private nonprofit

12% accepted 62% graduate $41,592 earnings
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#33

Moberly Area Community College

Moberly, MO · 3,100 students · Public

43% graduate $37,537 earnings
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#34

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, MO · 1,341 students · Private nonprofit

68% accepted 53% graduate $43,112 earnings
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#35

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO · 13,313 students · Public

91% accepted 58% graduate $49,827 earnings
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#36

Hannibal-LaGrange University

Hannibal, MO · 410 students · Private nonprofit

73% accepted 47% graduate $42,643 earnings
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#37

Columbia College

Columbia, MO · 4,950 students · Private nonprofit

44% graduate $45,378 earnings
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#38

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Fayette, MO · 1,040 students · Private nonprofit

57% accepted 52% graduate $48,991 earnings
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#39

State Technical College of Missouri

Linn, MO · 2,123 students · Public

82% graduate $55,901 earnings
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#40

Cottey College

Nevada, MO · 254 students · Private nonprofit

69% accepted 59% graduate $35,422 earnings
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#41

Harris-Stowe State University

Saint Louis, MO · 960 students · Public

28% graduate $31,088 earnings
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#42

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO · 1,844 students · Public

34% graduate $32,442 earnings
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#43

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO · 5,017 students · Public

24% graduate $42,422 earnings
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#44

Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies

Springfield, MO · 632 students · Private nonprofit

39% graduate $40,694 earnings
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#45

Missouri State University-West Plains

West Plains, MO · 965 students · Public

38% graduate $36,922 earnings
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#46

State Fair Community College

Sedalia, MO · 2,694 students · Public

42% graduate $35,562 earnings
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#47

Mission University

Springfield, MO · 381 students · Private nonprofit

41% graduate $38,641 earnings
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#48

Urshan University

Wentzville, MO · 472 students · Private nonprofit

84% accepted 49% graduate
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#49

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, MO · 1,392 students · Public

22% graduate $39,463 earnings
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#50

Saint Louis Community College

Bridgeton, MO · 11,788 students · Public

19% graduate $35,325 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics.

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.