College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, Missouri · Private, nonprofit

Of 10 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 38 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,381
$30k to $48k	$6,140
$48k to $75k	$5,022
$75k to $110k	$6,409
$110k and up	$10,426
All families (average)	$6,100

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

10 of 48 programs could be assessed 21% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Missouri high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$47,665	+$12,856	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$32,676 1-year earnings	-$2,133	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,659	+$9,850	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$60,192	+$25,383	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$60,422	+$25,613	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$32,583	-$2,226	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$44,554	+$9,745	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$32,701 1-year earnings	-$2,108	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$42,296	+$7,487	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,360	+$14,551	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Agriculture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.