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title: Drury University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Springfield, MO
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Drury University

Springfield, MO · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $40,694 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $22,819 – $61,963 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,218 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 62% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $48,846 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 60% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.32× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $12,694 | derived |

**62% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $13,000 (≈ 32% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,078 to $59,251 across 13 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $59,251 | $17,968 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,890 | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $40,514 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,852 | $22,778 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,664 | $5,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,625 | $23,424 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,374 | $25,125 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $30,794 | $21,855 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,864 | $31,053 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,908 | $19,478 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,814 | $29,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,521 | $20,958 |
| Human Services, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,078 | $20,550 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Drury University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?177214

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