Strong post-grad earnings
Median earnings 10 yrs out are above the graduate average.
Columbia, MO
University of Missouri-Columbia is a public university in Columbia, Missouri with 31,543 students (IPEDS, fall 2024 enrollment). It admitted 78% of applicants (IPEDS, applicants for fall 2024). Its published in-state tuition is $14,837 (IPEDS, charges for academic year 2024-25); students who received federal aid paid an average net price of $20,268 a year after grants (College Scorecard, a prior cohort). 75% of students finish within the federal tracking window (IPEDS, Graduation Rates 2024 collection: 4-year cohort 2018, 2-year cohort 2021); 35% of students take federal loans, and borrowers leave with a median $20,500 (College Scorecard). By program, the highest graduate earnings four years after finishing are in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other, master's ($135,569) and Business, master's ($123,999) (College Scorecard, 2017-19 graduates).
Tuition
$14,837
2024-25
Acceptance
78%
Fall 2024 applicants
Students
31,543
Fall 2024
Type
University
Setting
Urban
In-State Tuition
$14,837
Out-of-State Tuition
$36,056
Avg On-Campus Living
$13,700
Avg Off-Campus Living
$13,700
Financial Aid & Outcomes
College Scorecard
What will it actually cost?
Most students pay the net price after financial aid, not the sticker price.
Net price by family income
Can federal loans cover it? (2026 limits)
For families earning $110k+, the average net price here is above the $25,500 a first-year dependent student and their parents can borrow federally from 1 July 2026, by up to $804. That part has to come from savings, income, work, or private loans.
The ceiling is $5,500 in the student’s own Direct Loan plus up to $20,000 in Parent PLUS, which requires that the parent has no adverse credit history. Net prices are averages for a prior cohort of aid recipients, not a quote. Source: Federal Student Aid loan limits. Where this gap is largest.
After graduation
Earnings-to-debt ratio
Strong · 3.1×Graduates earn about 3.1× their median debt every year.
Financial access
Pell Grants are federal aid for students from low-income families.
Share of students who borrowed to pay for school.
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How does cost line up with outcomes across colleges? See our analysis of college cost vs. graduation and earnings, an association shaped by selectivity and sector, not proof a pricier college pays off.
FAFSA earnings check
: Not flaggedUniversity of Missouri-Columbia does not trigger the FAFSA's "lower earnings" notice. Its graduates' median earnings four years after completing were $73,453, above the $33,703 median for high school graduates aged 25 to 34 in Missouri.
This is one figure for the whole institution, not for any program: earnings differ by credential and field. It covers graduates who completed in 2017-18 and 2018-19, received federal aid, and were working and not enrolled when earnings were measured in 2022 and 2023, in January 2026 dollars. The Department says the notice is informational only: it does not change aid eligibility. Source: U.S. Department of Education, FSA Data Center, March 2026 release. Which colleges are flagged, and what changed.
Student Outcomes
Graduation Rate
75%
Freshman Retention
93%
Source: IPEDS, charges for academic year 2024-25 (provisional release)
Final aid offers, scholarships, and net price vary per family. Always verify with the school's financial aid office.
Decision support · Cost & value
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Median earnings 10 yrs out are above the graduate average.
Affordability snapshot
In-state tuition
$14.8k
Out-of-state
$36.1k
Net price
$20.3k
Pell
20%
Median debt
$20.5k
below avg
Earnings (10y)
$63.4k
above avg
“Avg” comparisons reference national IPEDS / College Scorecard averages (~2022–23); figures are directional and vary by school and year.
Acceptance rate
78%
SAT range
1150 - 1330
ACT range
23 - 30
Source: IPEDS, applicants for fall 2024 (provisional release)
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Studying online: a substantial share study entirely online
In Fall 2023, 3,983 of University of Missouri-Columbia's 31,013 students (13%) were enrolled entirely at a distance. A further 12,379 (40%) took at least one distance course alongside in-person study.
Distance-education figures count STUDENTS enrolled in Fall 2023, not programs on offer. "Exclusively at a distance" means a student took only distance courses that term. A college with few or no such students may still run online courses or an online degree, so a low figure is not evidence that online study is unavailable, and a high one is not a judgement of quality either way.
U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (distance education status), Fall 2023
Fields of study
University of Missouri-Columbia reported conferring credentials in 128 different fields to the federal government. See which ones, and at what credential level.
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Graduate earnings by program
University of Missouri-Columbia's certificate graduates in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earned a median $59,265 four years after graduating, 3% above the $57,315 national median for the same program (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard). One year after graduating, a later class (2018-20 graduates, measured 2020-21) earned a median $37,389; the two figures describe different graduates, not one class's growth. Graduates who borrowed took out a median $20,500 in federal loans at this college (about $217 a month on a 10-year plan).
101 programs at University of Missouri-Columbia have federal earnings or debt figures, largest graduating classes first. Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Debt: graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20. The national median is the same measure for every program in that field and credential in the U.S.
| Program | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | National median | Federal debt borrowed at this college (median) | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Undergraduate certificate | $59,265 | $57,315, +3% | $20,500 | $217/mo |
| Business, Bachelor's | $84,534 | $68,407, +24% | $21,000 | $223/mo |
| Health Sciences, Bachelor's | $69,333 | $61,296, +13% | $21,500 | $228/mo |
| Journalism, Bachelor's | $69,016 | $56,278, +23% | $21,000 | $223/mo |
| Psychology, Bachelor's | $55,839 | $50,706, +10% | $20,421 | $216/mo |
| Nursing (RN), Bachelor's | $83,231 | $88,910, −6% | $21,500 | $228/mo |
| Biology, Bachelor's | $60,424 | $57,214, +6% | $21,599 | $229/mo |
| Teacher Education (by grade level), Bachelor's | $44,681 | $47,382, −6% | $20,475 | $217/mo |
| Accounting, Master's | $98,020 | $95,833, about the same | $16,250 | $185/mo |
| Computer and Information Sciences, Bachelor's | $100,234 | $92,374, +9% | $20,906 | $222/mo |
| Communication, Bachelor's | $61,007 | $56,359, +8% | $19,500 | $207/mo |
| Student Counseling, Master's | $67,109 | $60,111, +12% | $16,684 | $190/mo |
What the job pays locally
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: everyone working in the job, every experience level, not only recent graduates.
| Program | Median earnings, 4 yrs after | National median | Federal debt borrowed at this college (median) | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting, Bachelor's | $95,415 | $76,194, +25% | $20,600 | $218/mo |
| Political Science, Bachelor's | $64,747 | $63,293, about the same | $21,125 | $224/mo |
| Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's | $94,629 | $92,135, +3% | $21,843 | $232/mo |
| Accounting, Graduate certificate | $100,725 | $82,363, +22% | $16,000 | $182/mo |
| Veterinary Medicine, Professional degree | $121,804 | $131,316, −7% | $160,825 | $1,829/mo |
| Economics, Bachelor's | $74,661 | $82,686, −10% | $18,315 | $194/mo |
| Medicine (MD), Professional degree | $113,111 | $112,460, about the same | $197,576 | $2,247/mo |
| Library Science and Administration, Master's | $58,856 | $56,301, +5% | $26,155 | $298/mo |
| Curriculum and Instruction, Master's | $50,116 | $63,399, −21% | $18,001 | $205/mo |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies, Bachelor's | $65,029 | $53,072, +23% | $20,500 | $217/mo |
| Law, Professional degree | $86,349 | $107,773, −20% | $73,501 | $836/mo |
| Public Administration, Master's | $84,412 | $81,408, +4% | $21,455 | $244/mo |
| Animal Sciences, Bachelor's | $47,983 | $49,634, −3% | $19,500 | $207/mo |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies, Bachelor's | $55,280 | $50,983, +8% | $20,500 | $217/mo |
| Allied Health (diagnostic and treatment), Bachelor's | $73,861 | $70,786, +4% | $21,500 | $228/mo |
| Rehabilitation and Therapy, Professional degree | $79,131 | $81,641, −3% | $61,446 | $699/mo |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations, Undergraduate certificate | $87,677 | $52,001, +69% | $21,250 | $225/mo |
| Public Health, Master's | $70,390 | $82,751, −15% | $28,442 | $324/mo |
| Civil Engineering, Bachelor's | $83,684 | $86,517, −3% | $21,000 | $223/mo |
| English, Bachelor's | $47,487 | $48,590, about the same | $23,250 | $246/mo |
| Interdisciplinary Studies, Bachelor's | $54,133 | $55,693, −3% | $25,500 | $270/mo |
| Insurance, Undergraduate certificate | $86,139 | $80,539, +7% | — | — |
| Journalism, Master's | $77,057 | $69,034, +12% | $20,877 | $237/mo |
| Educational Administration, Doctoral | $85,906 | $100,573, −15% | $31,045 | $353/mo |
| Health and Medical Administration, Master's | $108,813 | $89,981, +21% | $33,421 | $380/mo |
| Biochemistry, Bachelor's | $56,003 | $65,466, −14% | $25,437 | $270/mo |
| Area Studies, Bachelor's | $75,230 | $56,625, +33% | $21,000 | $223/mo |
| Mathematics, Bachelor's | $81,518 | $69,562, +17% | $16,454 | $174/mo |
| Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences, Bachelor's | $61,713 | $58,928, +5% | $24,500 | $260/mo |
| Housing and Human Environments, Bachelor's | $61,683 | $59,550, +4% | $26,000 | $276/mo |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Bachelor's | $49,013 | $55,012, −11% | $19,000 | $201/mo |
| Agricultural Business and Management, Bachelor's | $82,831 | $66,647, +24% | $17,499 | $186/mo |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Bachelor's | $50,205 | $41,688, +20% | $20,250 | $215/mo |
| Hospitality Management, Bachelor's | $61,441 | $56,726, +8% | $22,000 | $233/mo |
| Human Development and Family Studies, Bachelor's | $46,853 | $48,568, −4% | $26,000 | $276/mo |
| Sociology, Bachelor's | $55,098 | $52,657, +5% | $22,000 | $233/mo |
| Chemical Engineering, Bachelor's | $95,989 | $98,158, about the same | $25,804 | $274/mo |
| Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's | $105,034 | $100,647, +4% | $22,500 | $239/mo |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Bachelor's | $61,080 | $49,984, +22% | $18,500 | $196/mo |
| Public Health, Graduate certificate | $81,684 | $88,684, −8% | $18,864 | $215/mo |
| History, Bachelor's | $56,632 | $50,680, +12% | $21,000 | $223/mo |
| Plant Sciences, Bachelor's | $62,957 | $56,567, +11% | $17,924 | $190/mo |
| Business, Master's | $123,999 | $125,988, about the same | $35,202 | $400/mo |
| Agriculture, Bachelor's | $49,480 | $53,676, −8% | — | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Bachelor's | $55,790 | $60,997, −9% | $18,625 | $197/mo |
| Music, Bachelor's | $39,241 | $42,892, −9% | $27,000 | $286/mo |
| Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor's | $51,254 | $41,367, +24% | $19,500 | $207/mo |
| Public Health, Bachelor's | — | $58,808 | $18,812 | $199/mo |
| Human Computer Interaction, Graduate certificate | — | $81,928 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering, Bachelor's | $101,380 | $98,442, +3% | $26,512 | $281/mo |
| Film and Photography, Bachelor's | $49,192 | $43,765, +12% | $21,500 | $228/mo |
| Statistics, Bachelor's | $76,037 | $92,425, −18% | $15,189 | $161/mo |
| Chemistry, Bachelor's | $61,884 | $65,120, −5% | $19,500 | $207/mo |
| Social Work, Bachelor's | $56,157 | $51,790, +8% | $20,073 | $213/mo |
| Special Education, Master's | $51,460 | $64,397, −20% | $21,069 | $240/mo |
| Anthropology, Bachelor's | $49,351 | $46,676, +6% | $15,430 | $164/mo |
| Human Computer Interaction, Master's | — | $115,403 | $19,542 | $222/mo |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Master's | $66,434 | $74,607, −11% | — | — |
| Speech-Language and Hearing Sciences, Master's | $61,810 | $67,030, −8% | $44,923 | $511/mo |
| Teacher Education (by subject), Bachelor's | $45,263 | $51,389, −12% | $16,250 | $172/mo |
| Physics, Bachelor's | — | $76,786 | $15,212 | $161/mo |
| Special Education, Bachelor's | $51,901 | $50,499, +3% | $19,455 | $206/mo |
| Educational Administration, Master's | $62,405 | $71,685, −13% | $27,367 | $311/mo |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics, Master's | $115,303 | $101,441, +14% | — | — |
| Agricultural Mechanization, Bachelor's | $75,958 | $71,278, +7% | $19,334 | $205/mo |
| Student Counseling, Doctoral | — | $83,794 | — | — |
| Computer Engineering, Bachelor's | $112,696 | $109,015, +3% | $19,500 | $207/mo |
| Human Development and Family Studies, Master's | — | $58,524 | — | — |
| Psychology, Graduate certificate | — | $62,083 | — | — |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering, Bachelor's | $86,844 | $83,998, +3% | $23,000 | $244/mo |
| Public Administration, Graduate certificate | $70,885 | $78,022, −9% | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Bachelor's | $46,920 | $49,429, −5% | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography, Bachelor's | $56,191 | $57,853, −3% | $18,786 | $199/mo |
| Biology, Doctoral | $91,572 | $92,983, about the same | — | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Master's | — | $62,269 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Undergraduate certificate | $54,680 | $33,711, +62% | $20,000 | $212/mo |
| Nursing (RN), Doctoral | $116,219 | $138,131, −16% | $28,485 | $324/mo |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Master's | $83,264 | $101,000, −18% | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction, Doctoral | $76,582 | $83,031, −8% | — | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Bachelor's | $55,747 | $54,945, about the same | $22,500 | $239/mo |
| Rehabilitation and Therapy, Bachelor's | $75,060 | $55,792, +35% | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other, Master's | $135,569 | $139,553, −3% | $38,346 | $436/mo |
| Engineering, Bachelor's | $92,426 | $89,359, +3% | $24,375 | $258/mo |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies, Bachelor's | $74,381 | $53,262, +40% | $27,000 | $286/mo |
| Apparel and Textiles, Bachelor's | $63,723 | $57,640, +11% | $24,932 | $264/mo |
| Social Work, Master's | $64,779 | $65,123, about the same | $32,228 | $367/mo |
| Rehabilitation and Therapy, Master's | $76,648 | $71,416, +7% | $29,450 | $335/mo |
| Rehabilitation and Therapy, Doctoral | $80,117 | $82,893, −3% | — | — |
| Taxation, Master's | $94,484 | $114,810, −18% | — | — |
Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Monthly payment assumes a standard 10-year plan. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV). Same degree, different paycheck: what the national data show. Over the Cap: graduate programs where typical debt exceeds the federal loan limits in force since July 2026. Nursing graduates vs RN pay by state: the early-career benchmark.
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Fields this college awarded credentials in
The 14 largest of 128 fields University of Missouri-Columbia reported, by credentials conferred in 2024-25, using the federal classification of each field. The level is the highest credential actually awarded, which is not always the one a field is best known for.
| Field | Awarded | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 1,231 | Certificate |
| Business/Commerce, General | 1,058 | Graduate (107 graduate · 888 bachelor's · 63 certificate) |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 629 | Graduate (104 graduate · 218 bachelor's · 307 certificate) |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 541 | Bachelor's |
| Journalism | 450 | Graduate (69 graduate · 381 bachelor's) |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 395 | Graduate (203 graduate · 192 bachelor's) |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 358 | Graduate (106 graduate · 252 bachelor's) |
| Psychology, General | 354 | Graduate (10 graduate · 344 bachelor's) |
| Biology, General | 278 | Graduate (33 graduate · 245 bachelor's) |
| Communication and Media Studies | 215 | Graduate (7 graduate · 208 bachelor's) |
| Political Science and Government | 208 | Graduate (10 graduate · 156 bachelor's · 42 certificate) |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 200 | Bachelor's |
| Economics | 195 | Graduate (47 graduate · 148 bachelor's) |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 186 | Graduate |
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