10-yr median earnings
$56,867
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Springfield, Missouri
Cox College
Cox College is a private nonprofit institution in Springfield, Missouri. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $56,867
- 10-yr median earnings
- 100.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Cox College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 19%
- former-student earnings, US
- 100.0%
- acceptance rate
- -3%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Cox College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
65/100
Cox College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$56,867
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$20,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
75.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Cox College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Cox College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Cox College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$56,867 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Cox College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,867 | #982 of 5103 | 81st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 540 | #2789 of 5462 | 49th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
540
Undergraduate enrollment
100.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$56,867
10-yr median earnings
0.0%
First-year retention
How Cox College ranks in Missouri
State rank among 120 reporting Missouri colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Cox College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,867 | #14 of 120 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 540 | #55 of 125 | 56th |
Highest former-student earnings in Missouri
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $137,047 | $31,817 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Missouri | $92,405 | $30,716 |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | $86,182 | $21,786 |
| 4 | Research College of Nursing | $85,910 | - |
| 5 | Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing | $84,393 | - |
| 6 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $82,957 | $16,298 |
| 7 | Saint Louis University | $70,783 | $24,398 |
| 8 | Rockhurst University | $67,102 | $25,884 |
| 9 | University of Missouri-Columbia | $63,403 | $20,268 |
| 10 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | $62,105 | $22,066 |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $60,918 | $19,390 |
| 12 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $59,637 | $13,310 |
| 14 | Cox CollegeThis school | $56,867 | - |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 100.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $14,822 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $14,822 |
Net Price by Family Income
35.8%
Pell Grant Rate
57.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$20,000
Median Debt
$212/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Cox College swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2013 and 2022, the average net price here has ranged from $16,546 to $28,124 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +47.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$16,546
Highest year
$28,124
Most recent (2022)
$28,124
9 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $19,0512022 · $28,124
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2022). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
85.5%
Female
41.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
0.0%
Retention Rate
$58,703
Median Earnings (6yr)
76.0%
Earning Over $25K
75.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 0.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $58,703 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $56,867 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 76.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 75.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $20,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $212/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 3 | 83 | $95,201 | $114,221 | $52,889 |
| Bachelor's | 2 | 144 | $81,785 | $82,049 | $20,021 |
| Associate's | 2 | 116 | $70,600 | $76,518 | $19,222 |
| Certificate | 1 | 0 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Cox College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$114,221 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$82,049 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$81,520 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$76,518 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$76,181 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$64,681 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's | 39 | $114,221 | $41,435 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's | 13 | $82,049 | $18,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 131 | $81,520 | $21,291 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 96 | $76,518 | $20,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's | 30 | $76,181 | $64,342 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 20 | $64,681 | $18,444 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's | 14 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Cox College? ▼
Cox College is a private nonprofit institution in Springfield, Missouri. The acceptance rate is 100.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 540 students.
How much do Cox College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Cox College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $56,867 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $58,703.
Is Cox College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Cox College is $20,000, while former students earn a median of $56,867 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 35% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 75.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $212.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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