Columbia College
Columbia College is a private nonprofit college in Columbia, MO. Its average net price is $25,982 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $27,025 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $27,419 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $26,711 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $21,234 |
| $110,001 and up | $26,208 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $47,365 |
| 8 years after entry | $47,836 |
| 10 years after entry | $48,161 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $58,410 Small program - rough guide n=80 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $59,919 n=110 | $20,825 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Business and Commerce | $57,602 n=333 | $26,562 n=203 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | Not published |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $53,557 n=125 | $30,389 n=104 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $56,844 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $52,254 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $53,348 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $29,521 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Human Services, General | $41,359 n=132 | $41,483 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | $30,293 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $48,670 n=260 | $24,750 n=215 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $69,860 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Marketing | $54,734 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $45,372 n=105 | $36,849 n=109 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $78,222 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
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