Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri · Private, nonprofit

Of 42 assessed programs, 41 leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 92 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$15,678
$30k to $48k	$14,701
$48k to $75k	$17,603
$75k to $110k	$20,760
$110k and up	$23,821
All families (average)	$19,638

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.

42 of 134 programs could be assessed 31% 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	Bachelor's Degree	$63,524	+$28,715	clears the bar	$26,650	0.9 yrs	188
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$53,095	+$18,286	clears the bar	$38,036	2.1 yrs	107
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,933	+$23,124	clears the bar	$45,324	2.0 yrs	107
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,991	+$14,182	clears the bar	$27,000	1.9 yrs	92
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$93,500	+$58,691	clears the bar	$32,070	0.5 yrs	72
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,400	+$23,591	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	71
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,138	+$11,329	clears the bar	$25,000	2.2 yrs	61
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$60,992	+$26,183	clears the bar	$29,829	1.1 yrs	50
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$46,956	+$12,147	clears the bar	$38,399	3.2 yrs	50
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,669	+$15,860	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	42
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$45,810	+$11,001	clears the bar	$23,804	2.2 yrs	38
Business	Master's Degree	$85,320	+$50,511	clears the bar	$32,728	0.6 yrs	38
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$57,255	+$22,446	clears the bar	$26,427	1.2 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$41,633	+$6,824	clears the bar	$25,250	3.7 yrs	36
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$63,077	+$28,268	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	36
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,383	+$31,574	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	31
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$73,376	+$38,567	clears the bar	$30,750	0.8 yrs	30
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,526	+$51,717	clears the bar	$23,343	0.5 yrs	28
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,917	+$20,108	clears the bar	$24,492	1.2 yrs	27
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$83,439	+$48,630	clears the bar	$41,914	0.9 yrs	26
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$63,385	+$28,576	clears the bar	$29,630	1.0 yrs	26
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$89,675	+$54,866	clears the bar	$23,842	0.4 yrs	24
Special Education	Master's Degree	$55,199	+$20,390	clears the bar	$29,158	1.4 yrs	24
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$49,605 1-year earnings	+$14,796	clears the bar	$24,501	1.7 yrs	21
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$43,329	+$8,520	clears the bar	$27,000	3.2 yrs	21
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,956	+$35,147	clears the bar	$29,250	0.8 yrs	19
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$69,013	+$34,204	clears the bar	$32,911	1.0 yrs	18
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$55,869	+$21,060	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$55,003	+$20,194	clears the bar	$23,718	1.2 yrs	15
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$29,554 1-year earnings	-$5,255	falls short	$25,527	insufficient data	15
Criminology	Master's Degree	$65,342	+$30,533	clears the bar	$30,672	1.0 yrs	14
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$62,455	+$27,646	clears the bar	$25,082	0.9 yrs	13
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$73,408	+$38,599	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,359	+$18,550	clears the bar	$25,250	1.4 yrs	9
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$128,910	+$94,101	clears the bar	$21,701	0.2 yrs	8
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$46,244	+$11,435	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$98,053	+$63,244	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$65,942	+$31,133	clears the bar	$30,750	1.0 yrs	0
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$97,217	+$62,408	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$37,795	+$2,986	clears the bar	$27,000	9.0 yrs	insufficient data
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$52,377	+$17,568	clears the bar	$21,238	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,598	+$17,789	clears the bar	$21,850	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master'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	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Literature	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Religious Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.