Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri · Public
Graduate earnings
21of 23 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 2 fall short.
23 of 54 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 31: 30 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 22 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,251 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
$13,251 a year
About $53,004 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 | $11,243 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,674 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,965 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,119 |
| $110k and up | $17,764 |
| All families (average) | $13,251 |
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).
25 of 76 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $74,875 | +$40,066 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.6 yrs | 91 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $62,581 | +$27,772 | clears the bar | $22,810 | 0.8 yrs | 54 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,174 | +$16,365 | clears the bar | $21,102 | 1.3 yrs | 44 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $39,163 | +$4,354 | clears the bar | $19,493 | 4.5 yrs | 38 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $52,709 | +$17,900 | clears the bar | $19,947 | 1.1 yrs | 38 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,015 | +$22,206 | clears the bar | $18,143 | 0.8 yrs | 36 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $45,251 | +$10,442 | clears the bar | $17,875 | 1.7 yrs | 31 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,505 | +$18,696 | clears the bar | $24,935 | 1.3 yrs | 29 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $57,2131-year earnings | +$22,404 | above HS line (1-yr) | $21,606 | 1.0 yrs | 28 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,402 | +$11,593 | clears the bar | $25,753 | 2.2 yrs | 27 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $46,187 | +$11,378 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.4 yrs | 24 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $46,342 | +$11,533 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $47,177 | +$12,368 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $48,876 | +$14,067 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $60,025 | +$25,216 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.8 yrs | 14 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $65,896 | +$31,087 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $67,011 | +$32,202 | clears the bar | $19,381 | 0.6 yrs | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $33,1831-year earnings | -$1,626 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,371 | no earnings gain | 12 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,728 | +$6,919 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $40,716 | +$5,907 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $55,059 | +$20,250 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $48,596 | +$13,787 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,405 | +$33,596 | clears the bar | $18,350 | 0.5 yrs | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | $66,096 | +$31,287 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $26,9291-year earnings | -$7,880 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master'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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