Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri · Public
All 32 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 67 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $13,176 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,447 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,959 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,423 |
| $110k and up | $20,796 |
| All families (average) | $16,244 |
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.
32 of 99 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $63,051 | +$28,242 | clears the bar | $15,924 | 0.6 yrs | 235 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $77,811 | +$43,002 | clears the bar | $20,499 | 0.5 yrs | 150 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $46,807 | +$11,998 | clears the bar | $15,568 | 1.3 yrs | 136 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $42,508 | +$7,699 | clears the bar | $23,350 | 3.0 yrs | 131 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,907 | +$23,098 | clears the bar | $17,844 | 0.8 yrs | 95 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,501 | +$11,692 | clears the bar | $26,100 | 2.2 yrs | 86 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $48,246 | +$13,437 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 1.3 yrs | 81 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,012 | +$15,203 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.6 yrs | 77 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $50,060 | +$15,251 | clears the bar | $16,333 | 1.1 yrs | 65 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $58,035 | +$23,226 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 0.7 yrs | 61 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,872 | +$15,063 | clears the bar | $24,436 | 1.6 yrs | 54 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,705 | +$22,896 | clears the bar | $20,288 | 0.9 yrs | 48 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,179 | +$17,370 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 43 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,827 | +$8,018 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 2.9 yrs | 36 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,564 | +$22,755 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.1 yrs | 32 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,389 1-year earnings | +$7,580 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 3.0 yrs | 30 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,328 | +$14,519 | clears the bar | $17,250 | 1.2 yrs | 29 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $65,692 | +$30,883 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $72,893 | +$38,084 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.6 yrs | 27 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $39,478 1-year earnings | +$4,669 | clears the bar | $24,715 | 5.3 yrs | 25 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,690 | +$45,881 | clears the bar | $21,975 | 0.5 yrs | 22 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $42,266 1-year earnings | +$7,457 | clears the bar | $21,418 | 2.9 yrs | 20 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $42,571 | +$7,762 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $46,475 | +$11,666 | clears the bar | $21,668 | 1.9 yrs | 18 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $46,647 1-year earnings | +$11,838 | clears the bar | $12,976 | 1.1 yrs | 18 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $47,170 1-year earnings | +$12,361 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.7 yrs | 17 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $53,418 | +$18,609 | clears the bar | $18,089 | 1.0 yrs | 16 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | $48,729 | +$13,920 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.7 yrs | 12 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $47,356 | +$12,547 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $53,444 | +$18,635 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.9 yrs | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $55,656 | +$20,847 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | $48,600 | +$13,791 | clears the bar | $24,346 | 1.8 yrs | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 244 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 86 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 60 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 28 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $27,000 | insufficient data | 27 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Geography and Cartography | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $23,500 | insufficient data | 9 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Bachelor'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 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | 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 Systems Analysis | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Counseling Psychology | 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 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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.