Colleges with the lowest student debt in Missouri
Colleges whose graduates leave with the least federal student debt.
Colleges with the lowest student debt in Missouri19 schools
19 schools qualify, ranked by median debt.
How this list is made
- Schools in Missouri.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has the median federal loan debt of graduates from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by median debt, lowest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cape Girardeau, MO · Private nonprofitTop 11% for low debt
- Median debt $11,500
- 75% graduate
- 2
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit#5 in Missouri
- Median debt $12,000
- 53% graduate
- 3
Bolivar Technical College
Bolivar, MO · Private nonprofitTop 4% for graduation
- Median debt $15,000
- 92% graduate
- 4
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Missouri
- Median debt $17,500
- 94% graduate
- 5
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofitTop 1% for earnings
- Median debt $17,755
- 62% graduate
- 6
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- Median debt $18,250
- 75% graduate
- 7
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · Public#19 in Missouri
- Median debt $18,750
- 55% graduate
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Chamberlain University-Missouri
St. Louis, MO · Private for-profitTop 1% for graduation
- Median debt $20,919
- 100% graduate
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Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofitTop 24% for earnings
- Median debt $22,000
- 66% graduate
- 15
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO · PublicTop 7% for earnings
- Median debt $23,250
- 64% graduate
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit#4 in Missouri
- Median debt $25,000
- 80% graduate
- 18Tie
Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit#21 in Missouri
- Median debt $27,000
- 58% graduate
- 18Tie
Compare cost and outcomes
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 61
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 46
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 16
- New York 75
- North Carolina 18
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 21
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15