Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University is a public college in Cape Girardeau, MO. Its average net price is $17,110 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $14,527 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,312 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,589 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,212 |
| $110,001 and up | $22,650 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $42,309 |
| 8 years after entry | $45,648 |
| 10 years after entry | $48,748 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $54,211 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $16,225 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Agricultural Business | $42,480 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $18,950 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Biology | $31,361 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $19,101 n=100 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $47,224 n=106 | $18,248 n=149 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $40,681 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $18,281 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer Science | $69,615 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $24,162 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $50,807 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $41,145 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $23,581 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $37,423 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $24,348 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | $33,804 National median for this major n=594 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $36,625 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $22,122 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $63,115 National median for this major n=43,988 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $43,874 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $24,110 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | $31,353 National median for this major n=79 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Homeland Security | $58,220 National median for this major n=2,607 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $64,181 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $40,614 n=129 | $26,059 n=156 |
| Marketing | $47,750 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | $70,230 National median for this major n=3,256 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $46,752 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $35,602 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $19,625 n=141 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $49,314 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Registered Nursing | $72,532 n=119 | $21,671 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | $24,127 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $37,607 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $19,684 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Systems Engineering | $82,292 National median for this major n=529 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $36,205 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $19,652 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Teaching | $36,650 n=144 | $19,500 n=112 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $29,290 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $17,733 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
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