University of Missouri-St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri · Public

All 43 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Missouri high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 102 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,031
$30k to $48k	$12,979
$48k to $75k	$15,222
$75k to $110k	$17,598
$110k and up	$21,608
All families (average)	$15,071

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

43 of 145 programs could be assessed 30% 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	$65,373	+$30,564	clears the bar	$17,956	0.6 yrs	333
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,608	+$43,799	clears the bar	$24,187	0.6 yrs	191
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$54,852	+$20,043	clears the bar	$25,044	1.2 yrs	149
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,014	+$13,205	clears the bar	$18,581	1.4 yrs	142
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$38,980	+$4,171	clears the bar	$20,500	4.9 yrs	131
Business	Master's Degree	$129,101	+$94,292	clears the bar	$28,405	0.3 yrs	117
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$72,635	+$37,826	clears the bar	$18,774	0.5 yrs	90
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,331	+$17,522	clears the bar	$18,504	1.1 yrs	85
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,358	+$20,549	clears the bar	$21,250	1.0 yrs	82
Social Work	Master's Degree	$57,905	+$23,096	clears the bar	$35,579	1.5 yrs	76
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$52,337	+$17,528	clears the bar	$24,125	1.4 yrs	74
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,059	+$13,250	clears the bar	$17,250	1.3 yrs	73
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,187	+$16,378	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	70
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$49,897	+$15,088	clears the bar	$44,447	2.9 yrs	67
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$102,723	+$67,914	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	66
Education	Doctoral Degree	$85,991	+$51,182	clears the bar	$46,923	0.9 yrs	54
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$114,746	+$79,937	clears the bar	$59,000	0.7 yrs	47
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,087	+$49,278	clears the bar	$27,250	0.6 yrs	39
Optometry	First Professional Degree	$138,537	+$103,728	clears the bar	$167,750	1.6 yrs	37
English	Bachelor's Degree	$43,582	+$8,773	clears the bar	$15,000	1.7 yrs	28
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$45,491	+$10,682	clears the bar	$24,075	2.3 yrs	28
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$38,074	+$3,265	clears the bar	$27,147	8.3 yrs	27
Accounting	Master's Degree	$86,056	+$51,247	clears the bar	$18,945	0.4 yrs	25
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,083	+$61,274	clears the bar	$18,698	0.3 yrs	22
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,483	+$31,674	clears the bar	$23,850	0.8 yrs	21
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$40,496	+$5,687	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
History	Bachelor's Degree	$41,378	+$6,569	clears the bar	$25,000	3.8 yrs	21
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$60,016	+$25,207	clears the bar	$20,687	0.8 yrs	20
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$71,651	+$36,842	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	19
Special Education	Master's Degree	$53,964	+$19,155	clears the bar	$27,027	1.4 yrs	19
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,305	+$46,496	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$39,878	+$5,069	clears the bar	$21,325	4.2 yrs	16
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$152,441	+$117,632	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,476	+$29,667	clears the bar	$18,250	0.6 yrs	13
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$58,181	+$23,372	clears the bar	$42,593	1.8 yrs	11
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,331	+$30,522	clears the bar	$16,187	0.5 yrs	10
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,397	+$5,588	clears the bar	$25,000	4.5 yrs	10
History	Master's Degree	$44,457	+$9,648	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$40,768	+$5,959	clears the bar	$23,282	3.9 yrs	8
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,980	+$27,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Science	Master's Degree	$116,260	+$81,451	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$89,660	+$54,851	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	$109,891	+$75,082	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Psychology, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Neuroscience	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Doctoral 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
Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Doctoral Degree	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	2
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Botany/Plant Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medicine	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	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
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Taxation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's 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
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theatre	Bachelor'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, 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.