Which Mineral Area College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $8,273 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Mineral Area College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Mineral Area College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $5,660 a year, and $8,570 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,045 a year.

How many Mineral Area College programs report graduate pay?

2 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Mineral Area College report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Mineral Area College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Park Hills, MO
1,592 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

Mineral Area College has two associate's programs that report what graduates earn. Nursing pays more in the first year ($60,071) than Liberal Arts and General Studies ($25,462). Mineral Area College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$5,660Per year. Out-of-state $8,570

Average net price after aid$12,045Per year

Graduation rate49%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

Both associate's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Missouri.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
NursingAbout 43 graduates a year	$60,071	$67,953	$15,666	16th of 20
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 319 graduates a year	$25,462	$36,468	$8,273	12th of 14

Program names link to the program's own page, and Missouri ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Missouri.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
Practical NursingAbout 20 graduates a year	$55,389	$58,373	$10,500	2nd of 20
Criminal JusticeAbout 33 graduates a year	$45,217	$50,469	$9,500	3rd of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and Missouri ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $60,071 in their first year, the most of 2 Mineral Area College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Missouri rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels