Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Missouri · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
10of 10 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
10 of 51 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 41 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 14 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$21,677 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
$21,677 a year
About $86,708 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 | $21,978 |
| $30k to $48k | $17,947 |
| $48k to $75k | $19,633 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,016 |
| $110k and up | $23,857 |
| All families (average) | $21,677 |
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).
15 of 65 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $71,927 | +$37,118 | clears the bar | $18,600 | 0.5 yrs | 106 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $50,567 | +$15,758 | above HS line | $13,487 | 0.9 yrs | 56 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $78,525 | +$43,716 | clears the bar | $22,308 | 0.5 yrs | 51 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $58,770 | +$23,961 | clears the bar | $19,550 | 0.8 yrs | 47 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $36,697 | +$1,888 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 12.2 yrs | 35 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,058 | +$8,249 | clears the bar | $23,512 | 2.9 yrs | 29 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $56,186 | +$21,377 | above HS line | $22,238 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $62,016 | +$27,207 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $56,182 | +$21,373 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $54,644 | +$19,835 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.7 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $41,618 | +$6,809 | clears the bar | $25,762 | 3.8 yrs | 12 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $38,8011-year earnings | +$3,992 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $51,3041-year earnings | +$16,495 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | $80,017 | +$45,208 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | $78,101 | +$43,292 | above HS line | $115,500 | 2.7 yrs | not published |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 71 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Theology and Ministry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $25,000 | not assessed | 8 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education | Bachelor'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 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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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