Best Foreign Languages Colleges in Missouri (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 9 colleges in Missouri that report a Foreign Languages earnings cohort, ordered by the median earnings of Foreign Languages graduates four years after completing. Rockhurst University leads the list at $69,747, and the figures span from $69,747 to $19,455, with a median of $41,766 across the group.
For 3 of the 9 listed schools the earnings figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 6 of the 9 schools, and private nonprofits for 3. University of Missouri-Columbia ranks 144th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. Truman State University posts the lowest average net price, at $12,780.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median Foreign Languages Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockhurst University · Kansas City, MO | $69,747 | $25,884 | $22,797 | 69.6% |
| Rockhurst University, a private nonprofit university in Kansas City, reports $69,747 in median earnings of Foreign Languages graduates four years after completing and ranks 1st on this list. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (19 graduates) | |||||
| 2 | University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO | $58,383 | $20,268 | $13,841 | 78.5% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia posts a six-year completion rate of 75% and holds the strongest Azimuth composite rank on the page, 144th among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (34 graduates), Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (8 graduates), Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (6 graduates) | |||||
| 3 | Saint Louis University · Saint Louis, MO | $56,943 | $24,398 | $22,501 | 75.0% |
| Saint Louis University reports an admission rate of 75% and median earnings of $56,943 for its Foreign Languages graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (21 graduates) | |||||
| 4 | William Woods University · Fulton, MO | $49,889 | $26,569 | $24,014 | 71.0% |
| William Woods University shows an average net price of $26,569 alongside median earnings of $49,889 for its Foreign Languages graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: American Sign Language (70 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: American Sign Language ($49,889) | |||||
| 5 | Missouri State University-Springfield · Springfield, MO | $41,766 | $17,613 | $13,718 | 90.5% |
| Missouri State University-Springfield admits 91% of applicants and its Foreign Languages graduates earn a median of $41,766 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (24 graduates) | |||||
| 6 | University of Missouri-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO | $40,768 | $15,071 | $13,031 | 62.7% |
| University of Missouri-St Louis reports an average net price of $15,071 and median earnings of $40,768 for its Foreign Languages graduates four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (8 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services ($40,768) | |||||
| 7 | University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO | $28,019 | $14,462 | $10,965 | 63.8% |
| Median earnings for Foreign Languages graduates at University of Central Missouri reach $28,019 two years after completing, alongside an average net price of $14,462. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (9 graduates) | |||||
| 8 | University of Missouri-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO | $26,933 | $13,310 | $10,576 | 72.2% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City posts a six-year completion rate of 55% and median earnings of $26,933 for its Foreign Languages graduates two years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (16 graduates) | |||||
| 9 | Truman State University · Kirksville, MO | $19,455 | $12,780 | $6,046 | 83.8% |
| Truman State University carries the lowest average net price on the list at $12,780 and reports median earnings of $19,455 for its Foreign Languages graduates two years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (20 graduates), Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (8 graduates) | |||||
How this list is ordered
Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Foreign Languages graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only schools with a reported Foreign Languages earnings cohort in Missouri appear. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. For 3 of the 9 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or differences in who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The spread from top to bottom is $50,292, with Rockhurst University at $69,747 and the lowest-listed program at $19,455.
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