Cox College
Springfield, Missouri · Also known as Lester L Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences · Website
$56,867
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,867
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cox College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Springfield, Missouri with 540 undergraduates and 183 graduate students. It admits 100% of applicants and 100% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,867 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$14,822
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
100%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,867
Rank 982 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $14,822
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,587 in 2015-16 to $14,822 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 540
- Graduate students
- 183
- Part-time students
- 46%
- Women
- 85%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Retention rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 17
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 982 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,822 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 0% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,703 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,867 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
17 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 128 | $21,291 | $68,174 | $81,520 | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 94 | $20,000 | $58,667 | $76,518 | $80,813 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 26 | $64,342 | $69,028 | $76,181 | $71,416 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | $41,435 | $99,678 | $114,221 | $120,193 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $18,444 | $47,630 | $64,681 | $65,389 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $18,750 | $68,782 | $82,049 | $70,786 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | $52,561 | Withheld | $62,269 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,787 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsPost-bachelor certificate | Post-bachelor certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,156 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $55,753 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Springfield and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Cox College?
100% of applicants are admitted to Cox College. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Cox College graduates earn?
$56,867 a year is the median pay of former Cox College students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,703 after 6 years). That ranks 982 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $99,678.
How much student debt do Cox College graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Cox College graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cox College?
100% of first-time, full-time students at Cox College finish within 6 years. 0% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Cox College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (128 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (94 associate's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (26 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 17 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.