University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, Missouri · Public

All 100 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 225 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,841
$30k to $48k	$13,378
$48k to $75k	$13,722
$75k to $110k	$19,762
$110k and up	$26,304
All families (average)	$20,268

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.

100 of 325 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
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,265	+$24,456	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	1,007
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$84,534	+$49,725	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	627
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$69,333	+$34,524	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	439
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$69,016	+$34,207	clears the bar	$21,000	0.6 yrs	390
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,839	+$21,030	clears the bar	$20,421	1.0 yrs	278
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,231	+$48,422	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	253
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,424	+$25,615	clears the bar	$21,599	0.8 yrs	210
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,007	+$26,198	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	184
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,020	+$63,211	clears the bar	$16,250	0.3 yrs	182
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,681	+$9,872	clears the bar	$20,475	2.1 yrs	180
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$100,234	+$65,425	clears the bar	$20,906	0.3 yrs	172
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$67,109	+$32,300	clears the bar	$16,684	0.5 yrs	151
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$95,415	+$60,606	clears the bar	$20,600	0.3 yrs	141
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,629	+$59,820	clears the bar	$21,843	0.4 yrs	127
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$64,747	+$29,938	clears the bar	$21,125	0.7 yrs	122
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$58,856	+$24,047	clears the bar	$26,155	1.1 yrs	119
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$121,804	+$86,995	clears the bar	$160,825	1.8 yrs	116
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$113,111	+$78,302	clears the bar	$197,576	2.5 yrs	109
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$50,116	+$15,307	clears the bar	$18,001	1.2 yrs	107
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$79,131	+$44,322	clears the bar	$61,446	1.4 yrs	103
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$100,725	+$65,916	clears the bar	$16,000	0.2 yrs	102
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,661	+$39,852	clears the bar	$18,315	0.5 yrs	96
Law	First Professional Degree	$86,349	+$51,540	clears the bar	$73,501	1.4 yrs	92
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$84,412	+$49,603	clears the bar	$21,455	0.4 yrs	87
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$65,029	+$30,220	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	85
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,280	+$20,471	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	83
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$47,983	+$13,174	clears the bar	$19,500	1.5 yrs	81
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$73,861	+$39,052	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	77
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$87,677	+$52,868	clears the bar	$21,250	0.4 yrs	74
Public Health	Master's Degree	$70,390	+$35,581	clears the bar	$28,442	0.8 yrs	67
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,684	+$48,875	clears the bar	$21,000	0.4 yrs	65
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,003	+$21,194	clears the bar	$25,437	1.2 yrs	57
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,133	+$19,324	clears the bar	$25,500	1.3 yrs	53
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$85,906	+$51,097	clears the bar	$31,045	0.6 yrs	52
English	Bachelor's Degree	$47,487	+$12,678	clears the bar	$23,250	1.8 yrs	52
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,713	+$26,904	clears the bar	$24,500	0.9 yrs	49
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$61,441	+$26,632	clears the bar	$22,000	0.8 yrs	48
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$75,230	+$40,421	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	47
Housing and Human Environments	Bachelor's Degree	$61,683	+$26,874	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	47
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$81,684	+$46,875	clears the bar	$18,864	0.4 yrs	47
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$50,205	+$15,396	clears the bar	$20,250	1.3 yrs	46
Journalism	Master's Degree	$77,057	+$42,248	clears the bar	$20,877	0.5 yrs	45
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$82,831	+$48,022	clears the bar	$17,499	0.4 yrs	44
Special Education	Master's Degree	$51,460	+$16,651	clears the bar	$21,069	1.3 yrs	43
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,518	+$46,709	clears the bar	$16,454	0.4 yrs	43
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$108,813	+$74,004	clears the bar	$33,421	0.5 yrs	42
Human Computer Interaction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$62,857 1-year earnings	+$28,048	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$49,013	+$14,204	clears the bar	$19,000	1.3 yrs	39
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,989	+$61,180	clears the bar	$25,804	0.4 yrs	39
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,098	+$20,289	clears the bar	$22,000	1.1 yrs	39
Business	Master's Degree	$123,999	+$89,190	clears the bar	$35,202	0.4 yrs	39
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,034	+$70,225	clears the bar	$22,500	0.3 yrs	38
Human Computer Interaction	Master's Degree	$57,492 1-year earnings	+$22,683	clears the bar	$19,542	0.9 yrs	38
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,139	+$51,330	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$61,080	+$26,271	clears the bar	$18,500	0.7 yrs	34
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$62,957	+$28,148	clears the bar	$17,924	0.6 yrs	33
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,853	+$12,044	clears the bar	$26,000	2.2 yrs	32
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$49,192	+$14,383	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	32
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$51,254	+$16,445	clears the bar	$19,500	1.2 yrs	30
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,632	+$21,823	clears the bar	$21,000	1.0 yrs	30
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$49,480	+$14,671	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,790	+$20,981	clears the bar	$18,625	0.9 yrs	29
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,351	+$14,542	clears the bar	$15,430	1.1 yrs	29
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,380	+$66,571	clears the bar	$26,512	0.4 yrs	28
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$36,867 1-year earnings	+$2,058	clears the bar	$18,812	9.1 yrs	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$66,434	+$31,625	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,241	+$4,432	clears the bar	$27,000	6.1 yrs	24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$61,810	+$27,001	clears the bar	$44,923	1.7 yrs	24
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,037	+$41,228	clears the bar	$15,189	0.4 yrs	23
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$61,884	+$27,075	clears the bar	$19,500	0.7 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$62,405	+$27,596	clears the bar	$27,367	1.0 yrs	22
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,263	+$10,454	clears the bar	$16,250	1.6 yrs	21
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	$115,303	+$80,494	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,901	+$17,092	clears the bar	$19,455	1.1 yrs	20
Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$58,243 1-year earnings	+$23,434	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$70,885	+$36,076	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$112,696	+$77,887	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	17
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$56,157	+$21,348	clears the bar	$20,073	0.9 yrs	17
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	$75,094 1-year earnings	+$40,285	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,844	+$52,035	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	14
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$56,191	+$21,382	clears the bar	$18,786	0.9 yrs	14
Agricultural Mechanization	Bachelor's Degree	$75,958	+$41,149	clears the bar	$19,334	0.5 yrs	13
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$47,426 1-year earnings	+$12,617	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Doctoral Degree	$91,572	+$56,763	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$116,219	+$81,410	clears the bar	$28,485	0.3 yrs	12
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,680	+$19,871	clears the bar	$20,000	1.0 yrs	11
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$47,567 1-year earnings	+$12,758	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$46,920	+$12,111	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$83,264	+$48,455	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$76,582	+$41,773	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,747	+$20,938	clears the bar	$22,500	1.1 yrs	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$75,060	+$40,251	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,117	+$45,308	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	$135,569	+$100,760	clears the bar	$38,346	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$92,426	+$57,617	clears the bar	$24,375	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$74,381	+$39,572	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$63,723	+$28,914	clears the bar	$24,932	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,779	+$29,970	clears the bar	$32,228	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$76,648	+$41,839	clears the bar	$29,450	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Taxation	Master's Degree	$94,484	+$59,675	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	117
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	97
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Computer Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Neuroscience	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Taxation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,212	insufficient data	22
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9

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.