Financial GPS

Financial GPS

Can I, the student, afford it?

Question 2 of 4

Missouri Western State University

What do you plan to study?

Pay after college depends more on the field than on the school. At Missouri Western State University, median pay four years after graduating is $53,293 across all fields. The lowest we can report is Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods ($39,163); the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($74,875).

All majors at Missouri Western State University, with pay

Not every major at Missouri Western State University is listed: only fields with enough graduates for federal earnings data.

Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), via College Azimuth.

Financial GPS is a planning tool, not financial advice or a prediction. Earnings are medians, so half of graduates earn less. The basic-expenses allowance is a national figure, not the cost of living where you’ll live. Private loan rates are assumptions until we have lender data.