Program Payoff

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri. 7 certificate and associate programs, public. 7 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Missouri.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $126,120
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $126,120
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $40,390
Security Guards
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $30,790
Childcare Workers
Special Education and Teaching Undergraduate certificate not published $55,920
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $50,910
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $50,910
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.