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Public short-program colleges in Missouri by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Missouri public short-program colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lex La-Ray Technical Center | Lexington | Public, under 2-year | $59,627 | 14 |
| 2 | Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | Eolia | Public, under 2-year | $56,137 | 25 |
| 3 | Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center | Carthage | Public, under 2-year | $55,524 | 27 |
| 4 | Saline County Career Center | Marshall | Public, under 2-year | $53,080 | 20 |
| 5 | Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Public, under 2-year | $51,909 | 13 |
| 6 | Four Rivers Career Center | Washington | Public, under 2-year | $51,305 | 19 |
| 7 | Kirksville Area Technical Center | Kirksville | Public, under 2-year | $48,857 | 18 |
| 8 | Grand River Technical School | Chillicothe | Public, under 2-year | $47,221 | 39 |
| 9 | Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | Joplin | Public, under 2-year | $44,952 | 43 |
| 10 | Southern Missouri Technical Institute | West Plains | Public, under 2-year | $40,421 | 54 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.
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