College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
7of 10 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 3 fall short.
10 of 48 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 38: 35 with no earnings published and 3 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$6,100 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$6,100 a year
About $24,400 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Missouri high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
10 of 48 programs could be assessed 21% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,659 | +$9,850 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $47,665 | +$12,856 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $32,6761-year earnings | -$2,133 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $42,296 | +$7,487 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $60,192 | +$25,383 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $60,422 | +$25,613 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $32,583 | -$2,226 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $32,7011-year earnings | -$2,108 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $44,554 | +$9,745 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,360 | +$14,551 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Culinary Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Agriculture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fire Protection | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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