| College | City | Size | Acceptance | Net price | Salary (10yr) |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Springfield | 13,313 | 91% | $17,270 | $52,782 |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | 11,788 | — | $2,967 | $40,196 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | Kansas City | 10,649 | — | $9,851 | $44,475 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | 8,165 | — | $15,488 | $40,171 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | 7,857 | 12% | $13,360 | $91,497 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | 7,267 | 75% | $29,674 | $75,998 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City | 6,817 | 72% | $13,778 | $63,110 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | 6,373 | 74% | $17,110 | $48,748 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 5,658 | 95% | $20,199 | $67,386 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | 5,648 | 64% | $15,554 | $52,739 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | 5,521 | 73% | $15,772 | $85,917 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis | 5,024 | 63% | $14,990 | $59,899 |
| St Charles Community College | Cottleville | 5,017 | — | $7,871 | $46,866 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | 4,950 | — | $25,982 | $48,161 |
| Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | 4,624 | 57% | $21,443 | $58,321 |
| Park University | Parkville | 4,555 | — | $19,119 | $62,154 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | 4,378 | 86% | $16,120 | $52,028 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Moberly | 3,100 | — | $6,946 | $41,321 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | 3,019 | 97% | $10,836 | $48,193 |
| State Fair Community College | Sedalia | 2,694 | — | $9,656 | $38,956 |
| Crowder College | Neosho | 2,570 | — | $9,098 | $39,215 |
| Jefferson College | Hillsboro | 2,552 | — | $6,878 | $43,443 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville | 2,513 | 84% | $12,317 | $57,751 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | 2,304 | 86% | $26,955 | $56,096 |
| Missouri Western State University | Saint Joseph | 2,219 | — | $16,379 | $47,624 |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn | 2,123 | — | $15,991 | $59,085 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies | Fayette | 2,092 | 88% | $16,532 | $53,620 |
| Three Rivers College | Poplar Bluff | 1,844 | — | $9,000 | $36,182 |
| Ranken Technical College | Saint Louis | 1,780 | — | $20,834 | $60,835 |
| East Central College | Union | 1,639 | — | $13,353 | $41,402 |
| Mineral Area College | Park Hills | 1,592 | — | $9,448 | $38,739 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City | 1,580 | 70% | $24,702 | $73,697 |
| Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis | 1,488 | 69% | $27,032 | $49,360 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout | 1,444 | 12% | $13,114 | $47,246 |
| Missouri Valley College | Marshall | 1,443 | 69% | $24,230 | $50,364 |
| Lincoln University | Jefferson City | 1,392 | — | $13,788 | $41,642 |
| Drury University | Springfield | 1,383 | 58% | $23,078 | $45,136 |
| Southwest Baptist University | Bolivar | 1,341 | 68% | $21,174 | $50,155 |
| Avila University | Kansas City | 1,312 | 88% | $16,675 | $59,717 |
| William Woods University | Fulton | 1,300 | 71% | $26,458 | $48,405 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton | 1,286 | — | $13,084 | $42,741 |
| Evangel University | Springfield | 1,229 | 72% | $19,152 | $47,597 |
| Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Fayette | 1,040 | 57% | $21,697 | $53,620 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains | West Plains | 965 | — | $12,068 | $39,358 |
| Harris-Stowe State University | Saint Louis | 960 | — | $11,182 | $39,919 |
| William Jewell College | Liberty | 924 | 38% | $19,678 | $63,955 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City | 812 | 55% | $31,165 | $40,314 |
| Culver-Stockton College | Canton | 807 | 99% | $22,277 | $52,791 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | 747 | 96% | $21,440 | $47,104 |
| Westminster College | Fulton | 638 | 79% | $23,913 | $57,881 |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies | Springfield | 632 | — | $12,743 | $45,136 |
| Pinnacle Career Institute | Kansas City | 619 | — | $41,722 | $38,972 |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin | 602 | 94% | $18,732 | $40,203 |
| Cox College | Springfield | 540 | 100% | — | $65,436 |
| Urshan University | Wentzville | 472 | 84% | $11,886 | — |
| Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | Saint Louis | 446 | — | — | $82,420 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University | Hannibal | 410 | 73% | $21,546 | $48,798 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Fenton | 399 | 80% | $28,145 | $36,473 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri | Springfield | 396 | — | $21,804 | $37,239 |
| Stephens College | Columbia | 391 | 77% | $19,741 | $46,625 |
| Mission University | Springfield | 381 | — | $20,431 | $39,622 |
| University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | Saint Louis | 337 | 90% | $28,540 | $130,161 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | 297 | — | $14,604 | $29,067 |
| Chamberlain University-Missouri | St. Louis | 284 | 100% | $38,850 | $96,897 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | 275 | — | $14,847 | $31,596 |
| City Vision University | Kansas City | 257 | — | $9,903 | $43,383 |
| Cottey College | Nevada | 254 | 69% | $21,347 | $46,543 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City | Kansas City | 253 | — | $28,373 | $51,874 |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning | Springfield | 240 | 49% | $17,753 | $47,597 |
| Logan University | Chesterfield | 229 | 64% | $26,582 | $59,488 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-St Louis | St. Louis | 214 | — | $19,580 | $33,048 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City | Kansas City | 208 | — | $14,308 | $37,951 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau | 200 | 100% | $17,829 | $70,380 |
| Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City | 198 | 96% | $35,131 | $39,811 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | 182 | — | $14,716 | $35,030 |
| Midwest Institute | Earth City | 177 | 87% | $16,028 | $39,077 |
| Research College of Nursing | Kansas City | 177 | — | — | $85,463 |
| Applied Tech | Sunset Hills | 172 | 41% | $23,534 | $62,725 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Cape Girardeau | 159 | — | $16,881 | $46,402 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence | 157 | — | $12,862 | $30,898 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | 154 | 72% | $16,756 | $45,535 |
| Central Christian College of the Bible | Moberly | 154 | — | $11,336 | $37,446 |
| American Trade School | Saint Ann | 154 | — | — | $52,845 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | Saint Louis | 153 | — | $32,334 | $36,473 |
| Bryan University | Springfield | 144 | — | $19,592 | $34,733 |
| Bolivar Technical College | Bolivar | 144 | 95% | — | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy-St Charles | St. Charles | 132 | — | $16,332 | $37,002 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-St Louis | Maryland Heights | 131 | 100% | $33,711 | $41,223 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | 109 | — | $23,663 | $33,175 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Missouri Columbia | Columbia | 107 | — | $15,552 | $28,204 |
| Missouri College of Cosmetology and Esthetics | Jefferson City | 97 | — | $18,694 | $33,689 |
| Texas County Technical College | Houston | 96 | 100% | $8,829 | $49,268 |
| SPBK Enterprises Inc | Webb City | 96 | — | $17,262 | $30,882 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | 91 | — | $19,777 | $37,722 |
| Southern Missouri Technical Institute | West Plains | 90 | — | $17,826 | $41,730 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield | Springfield | 90 | — | $15,307 | $37,951 |
| Stevens-The Institute of Business & Arts | Saint Louis | 89 | 100% | $14,120 | $34,531 |
| Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church | Ozark | 89 | 74% | $19,814 | $47,597 |
| Skin Institute | Saint Louis | 88 | — | $15,594 | $44,220 |
| Renaissance Beauty Academy | Cape Girardeau | 66 | — | $13,413 | — |