University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia is a public college in Columbia, MO. Its average net price is $21,142 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 | $15,038 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,754 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,464 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $18,672 |
| $110,001 and up | $27,755 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $57,539 |
| 8 years after entry | $65,998 |
| 10 years after entry | $69,958 |
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 | $70,405 n=140 | $18,125 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Agricultural Business | $57,745 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,865 National median for this major n=298 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | $14,375 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $73,851 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | $47,668 National median for this major n=667 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $36,228 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=99 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $58,941 National median for this major n=2,238 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $54,399 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $40,834 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $66,967 National median for this major n=271 | Not published |
| Biology | $35,513 n=155 | $19,500 n=222 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business and Commerce | $59,189 n=649 | $19,500 n=745 |
| Chemical Engineering | $76,123 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $17,692 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $75,653 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $19,792 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,632 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Communications | $47,814 n=196 | $17,379 n=183 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $69,769 n=161 | $21,500 n=194 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $52,618 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $15,400 n=103 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $84,884 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $15,029 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,524 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $17,750 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Environmental Conservation | $34,984 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $51,326 Small program - rough guide n=38 | Not published |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | $42,366 National median for this major n=288 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $45,610 n=324 | $19,500 n=530 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,497 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Housing and Human Environments | $55,217 Small program - rough guide n=46 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,933 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $20,349 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| Journalism | $49,014 n=360 | $18,716 n=377 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | $21,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Liberal Arts | $51,099 n=102 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Mathematics | $56,795 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,495 n=138 | $20,100 n=125 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $49,555 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | $17,250 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $45,299 n=100 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,702 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $18,203 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Political Science and Government | $45,345 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $20,000 n=146 |
| Psychology | $38,656 n=217 | $18,750 n=349 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $76,467 n=305 | $24,250 n=300 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | $20,713 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Sociology | $35,947 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $20,250 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $49,597 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $19,115 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $40,961 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,858 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $37,450 n=169 | $17,000 n=241 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | $37,416 National median for this major n=583 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $34,992 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
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