Aviation degree · Cape Girardeau, MO · Checked July 22, 2026
What an aviation degree at Southeast Missouri State University costs
A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.
PilotBound all-in estimate
$175K
4-year all-in
Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.
The numbers, with sources
- Tuition (in-state)
- $42,240
- Room & board
- $48,600
- Flight training (whole program)
- $83,977
- All-in
- $174,817
$352/credit hour ($305 tuition + $47 general fees) at 30 credit hours. SEMO charges ONE RATE NATIONWIDE for domestic students, so an out-of-state American pays this too.
SEMO's own published example: a suite-style room $8,450 plus the Block 120 meal plan with flex dollars $3,700. Community-style rooms run cheaper.
SEMO's own AVERAGE training path total across seven courses: Private $16,570 + Instrument $14,588 + Commercial single-engine initial $11,286 + continuation $16,824 + Commercial multi add-on $9,239 + CFI $9,998 + CFII $5,472. SEMO publishes a second, cheaper column for the MINIMUM required path totalling $69,457, and the average column is used here because it is the one that reflects what students actually fly. The optional MEI course is a further $9,299, and exam fees, a headset and an iPad add about $1,790. The cost sheet is dated 2024-25 while the tuition above is 2026-27, so the flight figure is the older of the two.
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- How much does an aviation degree at Southeast Missouri State University cost?
- Summing Southeast Missouri State University's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 4 years, PilotBound estimates about $174,817 all in. That is a sum of the school's published figures, not the school's own quoted package price, and flight fees are billed pay-as-you-go on top of tuition rather than as a fixed bill.
- How much are flight fees at Southeast Missouri State University?
- Southeast Missouri State University publishes about $83,977 for the whole flight sequence its 4-year bachelor's degree trains (2024-25), separate from and on top of tuition. Flight fees move with your pace and the hours you actually fly, which is why they are the least predictable line in a collegiate aviation budget.
- What is tuition at Southeast Missouri State University?
- Southeast Missouri State University publishes about $10,560 per year in tuition for 2026-27. Over the 4-year program that is roughly $42,240, before room and board and before any flight fees.
- Does an aviation degree from Southeast Missouri State University lower the airline hour requirement?
- Yes. Southeast Missouri State University's 4-year bachelor's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,000 hours instead of the standard 1,500. That is the concrete thing the degree buys beyond the credential itself, and it is worth weighing against the tuition and room and board a non-degree path does not carry.
Other Missouri aviation degree programs
- University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg
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Figures are Southeast Missouri State University's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Southeast Missouri State University. Disclaimer & removal policy.