University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri · Public
All 63 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 78 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,965 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,254 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,408 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,931 |
| $110k and up | $18,485 |
| All families (average) | $14,462 |
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.
63 of 141 programs could be assessed 45% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $38,807 | +$3,998 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 5.4 yrs | 190 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $80,542 | +$45,733 | clears the bar | $18,268 | 0.4 yrs | 118 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $72,417 | +$37,608 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.6 yrs | 114 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $52,875 | +$18,066 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 101 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $52,328 | +$17,519 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.3 yrs | 79 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,897 | +$17,088 | clears the bar | $21,023 | 1.2 yrs | 69 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $90,822 | +$56,013 | clears the bar | $19,593 | 0.3 yrs | 65 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $45,860 | +$11,051 | clears the bar | $24,332 | 2.2 yrs | 58 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $54,305 | +$19,496 | clears the bar | $26,462 | 1.4 yrs | 54 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,112 | +$13,303 | clears the bar | $21,371 | 1.6 yrs | 53 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,390 | +$12,581 | clears the bar | $19,294 | 1.5 yrs | 52 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $50,774 | +$15,965 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.2 yrs | 52 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $121,342 | +$86,533 | clears the bar | $27,619 | 0.3 yrs | 51 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $38,283 1-year earnings | +$3,474 | clears the bar | $20,312 | 5.8 yrs | 43 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $84,428 | +$49,619 | clears the bar | $18,150 | 0.4 yrs | 42 |
| Homeland Security | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,584 | +$23,775 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $57,406 | +$22,597 | clears the bar | $25,585 | 1.1 yrs | 38 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $84,445 | +$49,636 | clears the bar | $20,240 | 0.4 yrs | 36 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $40,486 | +$5,677 | clears the bar | $25,104 | 4.4 yrs | 35 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $84,738 | +$49,929 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 35 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $51,349 | +$16,540 | clears the bar | $23,854 | 1.4 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,736 | +$23,927 | clears the bar | $24,188 | 1.0 yrs | 31 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,463 | +$17,654 | clears the bar | $19,750 | 1.1 yrs | 30 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,166 | +$8,357 | clears the bar | $23,502 | 2.8 yrs | 30 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $43,463 | +$8,654 | clears the bar | $25,500 | 2.9 yrs | 29 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $68,853 | +$34,044 | clears the bar | $37,505 | 1.1 yrs | 29 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | $75,375 | +$40,566 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 0.6 yrs | 27 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,753 | +$20,944 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $96,186 | +$61,377 | clears the bar | $20,850 | 0.3 yrs | 27 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $48,021 | +$13,212 | clears the bar | $28,571 | 2.2 yrs | 26 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $42,778 | +$7,969 | clears the bar | $20,076 | 2.5 yrs | 25 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $47,248 | +$12,439 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 1.6 yrs | 24 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $54,579 | +$19,770 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 1.0 yrs | 23 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | $54,595 | +$19,786 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,965 | +$29,156 | clears the bar | $20,719 | 0.7 yrs | 23 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $76,930 | +$42,121 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | $103,490 | +$68,681 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 22 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $59,861 | +$25,052 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $39,569 | +$4,760 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 5.1 yrs | 21 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $53,052 | +$18,243 | clears the bar | $19,975 | 1.1 yrs | 21 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $46,803 | +$11,994 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $71,326 | +$36,517 | clears the bar | $20,972 | 0.6 yrs | 18 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $85,605 | +$50,796 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $53,677 | +$18,868 | clears the bar | $25,062 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $66,897 | +$32,088 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 16 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $74,156 | +$39,347 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | $39,959 1-year earnings | +$5,150 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Air Transportation | Master's Degree | $79,222 1-year earnings | +$44,413 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,421 | +$1,612 | clears the bar | $23,695 | 14.7 yrs | 15 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,610 | +$7,801 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.8 yrs | 15 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $46,797 | +$11,988 | clears the bar | $24,125 | 2.0 yrs | 15 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $61,784 | +$26,975 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.0 yrs | 13 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $44,338 | +$9,529 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 2.3 yrs | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $54,552 | +$19,743 | clears the bar | $36,946 | 1.9 yrs | 12 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,359 | +$34,550 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.7 yrs | 12 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $60,063 | +$25,254 | clears the bar | $25,018 | 1.0 yrs | 12 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $60,825 | +$26,016 | clears the bar | $35,668 | 1.4 yrs | 10 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $48,179 | +$13,370 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,862 | +$11,053 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.9 yrs | 8 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $46,015 1-year earnings | +$11,206 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,657 | +$46,848 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $48,931 | +$14,122 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $41,870 | +$7,061 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 202 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 91 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 50 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 44 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 43 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 34 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Criminal Justice | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Marketing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Gerontology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Criminal Justice | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | 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 |
| Library Science and Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Research Psychology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Agriculture, General | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | 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.