+14%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Southeast Missouri State University rose 14% between 2006 and 2009 ($5.5k → $6.3k).
Missouri · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri. 6,588 undergraduate students. 109 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Southeast Missouri State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Southeast Missouri State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.5% → 0.0%).
-13%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (7.3k → 6.4k).
-35%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Southeast Missouri State University fell 35% between 2021 and 2024 ($15.3k → $9.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Missouri
Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$44,030+15% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979$38,150
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry55.7%+59% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%$14,750+291% · '97→'20
At program completion6,588-10% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS75.8%+8% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time78.5%+34% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,496+85% · '00→'09
out-of-state $9,496SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.5%Median federal debt $14,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $44,030 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+59%
Southeast Missouri State University · completion · 150% rose
36.5% → 57.9%
+173%
Southeast Missouri State University · completion · 100% rose
14.9% → 40.8%
+85%
Southeast Missouri State University · in-state tuition rose
$3,390 → $6,255
+63%
Southeast Missouri State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,090 → $9,903
+291%
Southeast Missouri State University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $21,500
-100%
Southeast Missouri State University · cohort default rate fell
9.7% → 0.0%
+22%
Southeast Missouri State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,500 → $42,027
+23%
Southeast Missouri State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,900 → $38,150
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Finance and Financial Management Services.$92,092Computer and Information Sciences, General.$84,685Business Administration, Management and Operations.$83,522Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$76,051Engineering Technology, General.$74,358Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.$73,507Accounting and Related Services.$71,347Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$67,273Agricultural Business and Management.$64,541Business Administration, Management and Operations.$63,025Marketing.$62,254Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$61,224Plant Sciences.$59,143Biology, General.$55,185Educational Administration and Supervision.$51,847Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$49,068Criminal Justice and Corrections.$48,474Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$48,292Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$47,706Communication and Media Studies.$47,311Psychology, General.$45,794Social Work.$45,728English Language and Literature, General.$45,451Hospitality Administration/Management.$45,208
Showing top 24 of 31 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
31 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$34,503Educational Administration and Supervision.$51,847Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$38,822Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$43,811Special Education and Teaching.$35,985
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Southeast Missouri State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$206,891
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 14
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,576
- HS-only baseline · MO
- $35,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Missouri
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Southeast Missouri State University graduates earn $X” — not “Southeast Missouri State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Southeast Missouri State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.