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Best Trade Programs in Missouri (2026)

Top 100 of 245 programs in Missouri · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Missouri, ranked by overall value. We scored 245 programs across Missouri trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $48,231/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in MO

245

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$48,231/yr

Avg TSW Score

71/100

#1 Program

Ground Transportation

State Technical College of Missouri

Top Trade Programs in Missouri

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Ground Transportation State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO	84 82–84	$50,941/yr	AI-Proof	75.2x
2	Ground Transportation Crowder College · Neosho, MO	79 78–79	$40,759/yr	AI-Proof	65.0x
3	Criminal Justice Jefferson College · Hillsboro, MO	89 85–90	$61,641/yr	Resilient	136.0x
4	Practical Nursing North Central Missouri College · Trenton, MO	84 82–85	$59,889/yr	AI-Proof	120.0x
5	Practical Nursing Mineral Area College · Park Hills, MO	83 81–83	$55,389/yr	AI-Proof	111.7x
6	Sales & Marketing University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	78 75–80	$64,382/yr	Moderate	44.6x
7	Nursing Jefferson College · Hillsboro, MO	83 78–83	$67,439/yr	Moderate	78.6x
8	Criminal Justice Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	86 82–88	$48,137/yr	Resilient	146.1x
9	Nursing Moberly Area Community College · Moberly, MO	84 79–85	$67,023/yr	Moderate	77.9x
10	Nursing Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	85 80–86	$68,262/yr	Moderate	96.8x
11	Nursing Three Rivers College · Poplar Bluff, MO	82 77–82	$65,883/yr	Moderate	66.2x
12	Nursing North Central Missouri College · Trenton, MO	81 77–82	$66,504/yr	Moderate	67.3x
13	Nursing St Charles Community College · Cottleville, MO	87 81–87	$68,488/yr	Moderate	117.4x
14	Nursing Crowder College · Neosho, MO	78 73–78	$62,875/yr	Moderate	52.9x
15	Nursing East Central College · Union, MO	83 78–84	$62,554/yr	Moderate	87.1x
16	Electrical Installation Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	77 75–78	$62,177/yr	AI-Proof	73.3x
17	Nursing Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	81 77–82	$61,192/yr	Moderate	74.2x
18	Nursing Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	85 79–86	$63,534/yr	Moderate	105.9x
19	Criminal Justice Mineral Area College · Park Hills, MO	82 78–84	$45,217/yr	Resilient	96.4x
20	Nursing Mineral Area College · Park Hills, MO	80 74–80	$60,071/yr	Moderate	64.6x
21	Nursing State Fair Community College · Sedalia, MO	82 77–82	$61,389/yr	Moderate	77.0x
22	Electrical Installation State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO	72 66–73	$54,080/yr	AI-Proof	50.7x
23	Practical Nursing Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	82 80–83	$46,147/yr	AI-Proof	159.4x
24	Criminal Justice Moberly Area Community College · Moberly, MO	81 77–83	$41,286/yr	Resilient	94.6x
25	Practical Nursing Moberly Area Community College · Moberly, MO	81 78–81	$44,405/yr	AI-Proof	129.3x
26	Nursing Missouri State University-West Plains · West Plains, MO	77 72–77	$56,681/yr	Moderate	53.3x
27	Criminal Justice Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies · Springfield, MO	73 71–75	$41,277/yr	Resilient	50.3x
28	Computer Science Missouri State University-Springfield · Springfield, MO	81 72–83	$63,175/yr	Exposed	69.0x
29	Nursing Lincoln University · Jefferson City, MO	74 68–75	$62,183/yr	Moderate	40.1x
30	Business Administration Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	77 71–79	$38,554/yr	Moderate	62.3x
31	Practical Nursing Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	78 74–78	$39,101/yr	AI-Proof	118.1x
32	Health Administration Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	81 75–84	$40,532/yr	Moderate	110.7x
33	Ground Transportation Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri · Springfield, MO	67 66–68	$36,234/yr	AI-Proof	—
34	Practical Nursing Lex La-Ray Technical Center · Lexington, MO	67 65–68	$48,192/yr	AI-Proof	—
35	Practical Nursing Franklin Technology Center Adult Education · Joplin, MO	67 65–68	$47,995/yr	AI-Proof	—
36	Practical Nursing Cass Career Center · Harrisonville, MO	68 65–68	$50,718/yr	AI-Proof	—
37	Nursing Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences · Cape Girardeau, MO	72 68–73	$67,421/yr	Moderate	27.2x
38	Practical Nursing Carthage R9 School District-Carthage Technical Center · Carthage, MO	67 65–68	$47,524/yr	AI-Proof	—
39	Practical Nursing Concorde Career College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	67 65–68	$47,421/yr	AI-Proof	—
40	Vehicle Repair Technology Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	71 69–71	$38,457/yr	AI-Proof	99.4x
41	Precision Metalworking Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	60 59–61	$40,696/yr	AI-Proof	56.7x
42	Criminal Justice Missouri Southern State University · Joplin, MO	68 64–70	$34,058/yr	Resilient	47.7x
43	Business Administration Park University · Parkville, MO	72 67–74	$56,359/yr	Moderate	16.2x
44	Culinary Arts Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	67 63–67	$26,318/yr	AI-Proof	47.1x
45	Business Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	71 67–73	$34,419/yr	Moderate	46.0x
46	Practical Nursing Four Rivers Career Center · Washington, MO	67 66–67	$50,931/yr	AI-Proof	23.0x
47	Business Administration Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	70 66–72	$34,644/yr	Moderate	40.4x
48	Precision Metalworking State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO	58 57–59	$47,325/yr	AI-Proof	35.7x
49	Fire Protection Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	77 73–79	$48,321/yr	Resilient	153.6x
50	Medical Assisting Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	71 65–72	$39,842/yr	Resilient	71.1x
51	Heavy Equipment Technology Ranken Technical College · Saint Louis, MO	63 63–63	$70,010/yr	AI-Proof	38.8x
52	Practical Nursing Applied Technology Services · Sunset Hills, MO	65 63–66	$43,456/yr	AI-Proof	—
53	Vehicle Repair Technology Crowder College · Neosho, MO	63 62–63	$35,469/yr	AI-Proof	56.4x
54	Heavy Equipment Technology State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO	61 59–61	$55,282/yr	AI-Proof	42.4x
55	Industrial Production Technology Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	73 71–74	$74,822/yr	Resilient	102.1x
56	Precision Metalworking Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	66 65–66	$36,908/yr	AI-Proof	100.7x
57	Health Administration State Fair Community College · Sedalia, MO	69 64–71	$36,652/yr	Moderate	42.9x
58	Medical Assisting Concorde Career College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	65 61–66	$49,878/yr	Resilient	—
59	Nursing Cox College · Springfield, MO	68 62–68	$58,667/yr	Moderate	19.2x
60	Practical Nursing Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center · Cape Girardeau, MO	63 61–64	$38,814/yr	AI-Proof	—
61	Culinary Arts Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	63 61–64	$25,879/yr	AI-Proof	36.0x
62	Medical Assisting Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	65 63–66	$38,770/yr	Resilient	48.2x
63	Medical Assisting Jefferson College · Hillsboro, MO	65 61–65	$37,137/yr	Resilient	47.9x
64	Precision Metalworking Ranken Technical College · Saint Louis, MO	56 55–57	$45,004/yr	AI-Proof	30.5x
65	Dental Assisting Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	71 68–71	$60,906/yr	Resilient	78.1x
66	Allied Health Professions Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	71 67–72	$55,754/yr	Resilient	84.7x
67	Practical Nursing St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	64 61–64	$39,609/yr	AI-Proof	—
68	Health Administration State Fair Community College · Sedalia, MO	73 67–75	$31,497/yr	Moderate	75.7x
69	Practical Nursing Clinton Technical School · Clinton, MO	64 61–64	$39,989/yr	AI-Proof	—
70	Practical Nursing St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton · Fenton, MO	64 61–64	$39,609/yr	AI-Proof	—
71	Nursing Columbia College · Columbia, MO	67 62–68	$65,768/yr	Moderate	13.6x
72	Computer Networking Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	70 62–72	$44,381/yr	Exposed	55.1x
73	Vehicle Repair Technology Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	60 57–61	$32,633/yr	AI-Proof	51.9x
74	Precision Metalworking Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	62 60–63	$32,817/yr	AI-Proof	96.3x
75	Health Administration Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	67 62–69	$34,260/yr	Moderate	39.9x
76	Allied Health Professions Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	67 64–67	$51,282/yr	Resilient	57.2x
77	Vehicle Repair Technology State Technical College of Missouri · Linn, MO	59 59–60	$42,544/yr	AI-Proof	29.6x
78	Allied Health Professions Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	69 66–69	$51,901/yr	Resilient	73.0x
79	Allied Health Professions Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	74 71–75	$51,903/yr	Resilient	135.6x
80	Allied Health Professions State Fair Community College · Sedalia, MO	67 65–68	$52,138/yr	Resilient	65.0x
81	Medical Assisting Three Rivers College · Poplar Bluff, MO	69 66–69	$35,722/yr	Resilient	54.8x
82	Practical Nursing Saline County Career Center · Marshall, MO	63 60–63	$38,243/yr	AI-Proof	—
83	Practical Nursing Texas County Technical College · Houston, MO	63 62–64	$43,248/yr	AI-Proof	21.3x
84	Criminal Justice Columbia College · Columbia, MO	64 60–66	$47,941/yr	Resilient	7.6x
85	Nursing Hannibal-LaGrange University · Hannibal, MO	66 61–67	$63,863/yr	Moderate	11.7x
86	Practical Nursing Hannibal-LaGrange University · Hannibal, MO	61 59–62	$43,254/yr	AI-Proof	15.1x
87	Allied Health Professions Jefferson College · Hillsboro, MO	63 61–64	$46,769/yr	Resilient	53.5x
88	Business Administration State Fair Community College · Sedalia, MO	66 58–69	$26,944/yr	Moderate	47.2x
89	Practical Nursing Waynesville Career Center · Waynesville, MO	62 59–62	$36,530/yr	AI-Proof	—
90	Practical Nursing Kirksville Area Technical Center · Kirksville, MO	61 59–62	$35,582/yr	AI-Proof	—
91	Business Columbia College · Columbia, MO	65 59–67	$41,791/yr	Moderate	9.4x
92	Allied Health Professions Ozarks Technical Community College · Springfield, MO	72 67–73	$45,344/yr	Resilient	133.7x
93	Industrial Production Technology Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	72 69–73	$53,967/yr	Resilient	147.7x
94	HVAC Technology Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	70 67–70	$44,715/yr	AI-Proof	165.6x
95	Electrical Repair Technology Ranken Technical College · Saint Louis, MO	58 53–59	$45,539/yr	AI-Proof	44.9x
96	Medical Assisting Saint Louis Community College · Bridgeton, MO	62 58–62	$32,094/yr	Resilient	49.3x
97	Nursing Southwest Baptist University · Bolivar, MO	65 59–66	$59,620/yr	Moderate	10.0x
98	Health Administration St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	64 58–67	$35,503/yr	Moderate	—
99	Health Administration St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton · Fenton, MO	64 58–67	$35,503/yr	Moderate	—
100	Industrial Production Technology University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO	61 59–62	$49,157/yr	Resilient	49.5x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Missouri schools, drawn from 245 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Missouri?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Ground Transportation at State Technical College of Missouri ranks #1 in Missouri with a score of 84/100 and graduate earnings of $50,941/yr.

How many trade programs are in Missouri?

Our database includes 245 trade programs across Missouri schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.