Northwest Missouri State University Business Programs
Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The surrounding location of Maryville is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Northwest Missouri State University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Northwest.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Northwest has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#2 | Best Business & Office Technology Schools | College Factual |
#2 | Best Business Support & Assistant Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
#37 | Best Value Colleges for International Business | College Factual |
#91 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#100 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#110 | Best Value Colleges for Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Northwest Missouri State University?
Contact details for Northwest are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 800 University Drive, Maryville, MO 64468-6001 |
Phone: | 660-562-1212 |
Website: | www.nwmissouri.edu |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/NWMOState |
How Do I Get Into Northwest?
You can apply to Northwest online at: https://www.nwmissouri.edu/admissions/apply/index.htm
Admission Requirements for Northwest
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwest?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.
Average Test Scores
About 3% of students accepted to Northwest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 510 and 600.
Can I Afford Northwest Missouri State University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northwest, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,533 a year. That adds up to $26,132 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Northwest is 5.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Northwest Missouri State University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 1,785 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 4,813 full-time undergraduates at Northwest, 41% are male and 59% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest Missouri State University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 41 |
Black or African American | 258 |
Hispanic or Latino | 191 |
White | 3,978 |
International Students | 117 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 228 |
Geographic Diversity
Missouri students aren't the only ones who study at Northwest Missouri State University. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 37 countries are represented at Northwest. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nepal, and South Korea.
Online Learning at Northwest Missouri State University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwest has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 6th most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Northwest
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Northwest Missouri State University was $8,500 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $14,458. The following table shows how Northwest is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Business Support & Assistant Services | #1 | #1 |
Business & Office Technology | #1 | #1 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | #37 | #72 |
Marketing | #40 | #72 |
Online Growth Rankings of Northwest
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest Missouri State University was 67.9%. This is the #458 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwest regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Northwest ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Northwest.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Business & Office Technology | #4 | |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | #34 | |
Business Support & Assistant Services | #40 | |
Marketing | #45 | |
General Business Administration and Management | #243 | |
Business Administration & Management | #318 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Northwest Missouri State University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 97 | 132 | 229 |
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 63 | 0 | 63 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 62 | 0 | 62 |
Accounting | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Finance | 20 | 0 | 20 |
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 10 | 0 | 10 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Business Economics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Business & Office Technology | 4 | 0 | 4 |
General Management Information Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Advertising | 2 | 0 | 2 |
General Economics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General Organizational Communication | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Public Relations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 302 | 132 | 434 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By poster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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