Ozark Christian College
Joplin, Missouri · Website
$41,297
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,297
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Ozark Christian College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Joplin, Missouri with 602 undergraduates and 126 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,580 a year (tuition and fees $16,000). It admits 94% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $41,297 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $16,772 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,580
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$16,772
About $178 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,297
Rank 2,469 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,580
- Tuition and fees
- $16,000
- Cost of attendance
- $28,485
- Students with a need-based grant
- 43%
- Students with federal loans
- 54%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,900
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,098
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,463
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,083
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,451
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 $11,800 in 2015-16 to $16,000 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
- 94%
- Undergraduates
- 602
- Graduate students
- 126
- Part-time students
- 16%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 12
- Endowment
- $5.39M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 2,469 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,580 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,000 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $16,772 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,528 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,297 | $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. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized MinistriesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $19,313 | $31,345 | $40,548 | $44,533 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | $21,498 | Withheld | $40,103 |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,456 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Religious Institution Administration and LawBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,490 |
| Religious Music and WorshipAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,910 |
| American Sign LanguageBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $45,044 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,884 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Joplin and Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Ozark Christian College cost?
$20,580 a year is the average net price at Ozark Christian College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,485. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,900 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Ozark Christian College?
94% of applicants are admitted to Ozark Christian College. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Ozark Christian College graduates earn?
$41,297 a year is the median pay of former Ozark Christian College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,528 after 6 years). That ranks 2,469 of 5,094 US colleges and 60 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Bible/Biblical Studies (Bachelor's) at $31,345.
How much student debt do Ozark Christian College graduates have?
$16,772 is the median federal student loan debt of Ozark Christian College graduates, about $178 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 54% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Ozark Christian College?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Ozark Christian College finish within 6 years. 83% 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 Ozark Christian College?
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (66 bachelor's graduates), Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries (22 associate's graduates), Bible/Biblical Studies (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 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.