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

Warrensburg, MO · Public · 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 | $49,560 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,032 – $71,073 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,285 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 54% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $22,947 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 71% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.32× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $21,560 | derived |

**54% 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 $15,750 (≈ 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 $21,099 to $92,344 across 52 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $92,344 | $27,619 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Master's Degree | $71,020 | not reported |
| Industrial Engineering. | Master's Degree | $65,418 | not reported |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,468 | $20,850 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,348 | $27,000 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,910 | $24,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,831 | $18,268 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $54,391 | $20,240 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,266 | $20,972 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $53,170 | $37,505 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $51,812 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $48,594 | $25,585 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,256 | not reported |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,026 | $20,312 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,256 | $19,593 |
| Homeland Security. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,876 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,158 | $24,188 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $42,260 | $19,975 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $41,554 | $35,668 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $41,040 | not reported |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $40,901 | $28,571 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,548 | $20,500 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $40,528 | $20,250 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,481 | not reported |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,019 | $20,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,925 | $25,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,748 | $25,018 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $39,720 | $36,946 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $39,287 | $26,462 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,106 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $37,601 | $24,332 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,755 | $25,000 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $36,724 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,915 | $26,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,231 | $20,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,020 | $21,023 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,146 | $24,500 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,821 | $24,125 |
| Education, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,653 | $21,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,346 | $25,062 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,761 | $19,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,602 | $25,104 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,474 | $21,500 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,171 | $20,076 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,806 | $23,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,752 | $23,502 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,402 | $23,854 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,848 | $19,294 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,289 | $21,371 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,206 | not reported |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,888 | $25,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,099 | $23,695 |

## 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 University of Central Missouri by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?176965

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