University of Missouri-Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri · Public

Of 44 assessed programs, 43 leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 108 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,576
$30k to $48k	$10,472
$48k to $75k	$12,613
$75k to $110k	$16,019
$110k and up	$18,877
All families (average)	$13,310

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.

44 of 152 programs could be assessed 29% 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
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$63,569	+$28,760	clears the bar	$18,750	0.7 yrs	237
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,183	+$24,374	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	163
Law	First Professional Degree	$92,296	+$57,487	clears the bar	$97,000	1.7 yrs	125
Nursing	Master's Degree	$139,097	+$104,288	clears the bar	$43,050	0.4 yrs	121
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$52,117	+$17,308	clears the bar	$17,291	1.0 yrs	120
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$173,323	+$138,514	clears the bar	$220,937	1.6 yrs	109
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,928	+$13,119	clears the bar	$17,801	1.4 yrs	104
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$127,872	+$93,063	clears the bar	$183,284	2.0 yrs	100
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$97,043	+$62,234	clears the bar	$21,773	0.3 yrs	91
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,096	+$38,287	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	89
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,249	+$53,440	clears the bar	$22,900	0.4 yrs	80
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$60,950	+$26,141	clears the bar	$20,803	0.8 yrs	76
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$49,135	+$14,326	clears the bar	$17,750	1.2 yrs	65
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,973	+$24,164	clears the bar	$24,630	1.0 yrs	60
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$130,567 1-year earnings	+$95,758	clears the bar	$105,723	1.1 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$41,228	+$6,419	clears the bar	$21,566	3.4 yrs	45
Social Work	Master's Degree	$63,357	+$28,548	clears the bar	$39,438	1.4 yrs	41
English	Bachelor's Degree	$56,584	+$21,775	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	38
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$55,978	+$21,169	clears the bar	$40,000	1.9 yrs	37
Music	Master's Degree	$47,852	+$13,043	clears the bar	$32,000	2.5 yrs	37
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,588	+$55,779	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	36
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$42,708	+$7,899	clears the bar	$18,740	2.4 yrs	32
Accounting	Master's Degree	$86,632	+$51,823	clears the bar	$21,750	0.4 yrs	32
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,055	+$50,246	clears the bar	$21,375	0.4 yrs	31
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,417	+$16,608	clears the bar	$11,273	0.7 yrs	31
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,253	+$25,444	clears the bar	$60,587	2.4 yrs	30
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$64,838	+$30,029	clears the bar	$18,750	0.6 yrs	30
History	Bachelor's Degree	$49,096	+$14,287	clears the bar	$18,750	1.3 yrs	26
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$60,493	+$25,684	clears the bar	$31,500	1.2 yrs	25
Theatre	Master's Degree	$49,306	+$14,497	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,194	+$4,385	clears the bar	$17,910	4.1 yrs	19
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$28,834	-$5,975	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Doctoral Degree	$54,810	+$20,001	clears the bar	$39,598	2.0 yrs	16
Medical Assisting	Master's Degree	$222,572	+$187,763	clears the bar	$129,960	0.7 yrs	16
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$68,495	+$33,686	clears the bar	$30,782	0.9 yrs	14
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,216	+$41,407	clears the bar	$21,138	0.5 yrs	12
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,936	+$15,127	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	12
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$63,768	+$28,959	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$96,926	+$62,117	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,326	+$56,517	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$111,394	+$76,585	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$61,748	+$26,939	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$53,113	+$18,304	clears the bar	$16,639	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Master's Degree	$119,601	+$84,792	clears the bar	$20,250	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	212
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	196
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	147
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Statistics	Bachelor'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	11
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geography and Environmental Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Environmental Geosciences	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
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Holocaust and Related Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Construction Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Urban Studies/Affairs	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Civil Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Music	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Post-baccalaureate 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.