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title: University of Missouri-Columbia — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Columbia, 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 Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, 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 | $63,403 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $42,277 – $90,496 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 75% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $31,713 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,403 | derived |

**75% 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 $16,500 (≈ 26% 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 $19,121 to $93,333 across 82 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $93,333 | $28,485 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $89,866 | $33,421 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $84,087 | $35,202 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Master's Degree | $78,340 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,907 | $22,500 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,579 | $19,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $70,511 | $31,045 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,396 | $26,512 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,895 | $25,804 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,571 | $21,843 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $63,749 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $62,888 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $62,812 | $29,450 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,420 | $20,906 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,964 | $21,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,951 | $21,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $60,213 | $21,455 |
| Taxation. | Master's Degree | $58,806 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $58,771 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $57,236 | $16,000 |
| Public Health. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,519 | $18,864 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,382 | $16,250 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,251 | $23,000 |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $56,194 | $197,576 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Doctoral Degree | $55,057 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,017 | $21,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $52,965 | $44,923 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Doctoral Degree | $52,502 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $51,692 | $73,501 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $51,541 | $27,367 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,323 | $21,000 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,867 | $17,499 |
| Agricultural Mechanization. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,353 | $19,334 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $48,350 | $16,684 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,004 | $16,454 |
| Journalism. | Master's Degree | $47,912 | $20,877 |
| Social Work. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $44,875 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,765 | $18,315 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $44,089 | not reported |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,998 | $27,000 |
| Housing and Human Environments. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,809 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $43,793 | not reported |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,527 | $21,000 |
| Statistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,173 | $15,189 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,353 | $32,228 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,170 | $16,250 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $41,059 | not reported |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $40,916 | $28,442 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,242 | $19,455 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,081 | $18,786 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $39,943 | $21,069 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $38,846 | $18,001 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,633 | $22,000 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,512 | $24,932 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,284 | $20,500 |
| Plant Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,618 | $17,924 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,418 | $21,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,358 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,343 | $21,125 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,038 | $25,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,933 | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,419 | $21,500 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,388 | $20,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,520 | $20,475 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,394 | $18,625 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,759 | $22,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,766 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,782 | $20,421 |
| Forestry. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,725 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,521 | $26,000 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,239 | not reported |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,992 | $19,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,179 | $19,000 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,002 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,979 | $23,250 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,486 | $15,430 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,248 | $21,000 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,832 | $22,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,544 | $21,599 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,117 | $25,437 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,987 | $21,500 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $19,121 | not reported |

## 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 Missouri-Columbia by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?178396

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