Career outcomes brief

Lincoln University (MO) Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Lincoln University (MO) graduates earn?

The reported median is $50,859 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $53,116 as its benchmark; the difference is -$2,257 per year.

Graduates of Lincoln University earn about $9,740 more than expects for similar students. That places the gap at the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $308. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $9,432.

Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $50,859, at the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $2,257 below the $53,116 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Azimuth places the university at the 39th percentile for return.

Lincoln’s modeled earnings spread extends to $71,943 in the upside scenario. The downside scenario is $41,229, and the typical scenario is $50,859; all are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed graduate groups.

Published program medians also differ: Nursing reports $79,520 four years after completion, compared with $52,071 in Information Science/Studies and $48,315 in Criminal Justice. Those program figures give the modeled range a concrete academic-field context.

Graduate study changes the context for reading four-year earnings. An estimated 25.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

Because the earnings measure covers completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $50,859
Rank for difference from expectations: 82nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Lincoln University (MO) reported median: $50,859
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,257 above Lincoln University (MO): $53,116
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $9,740 below Lincoln University (MO): $41,119

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. Peer comparisons and model expectations are different benchmarks. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $41,229
Median · reported: $50,859
Higher estimate: $71,943

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Lincoln University (MO) graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Lincoln University (MO) graduates’ reported earnings are $9,740 above that expectation, the 82nd percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Lincoln University (MO) caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Lincoln University (MO) report the highest earnings?

At Lincoln University, Nursing sits well above the other large fields in median earnings four years after completion. It recorded $79,520 across 38 degrees awarded, making it the highest-earning program listed here.

Information Science/Studies followed with median earnings of $52,071 and 6 degrees awarded. The more moderate-earning fields include Criminal Justice, at $48,315 with 15 degrees awarded, and Business Administration and Management, at $48,276 with 38 degrees awarded.

These award counts describe degrees awarded in one academic year, while the earnings figures are medians for completers four years after completion. The contrast between the nursing figure and the other listed fields makes program choice especially consequential in reading the university’s overall earnings picture.

Published outcomes cover 7 bachelor’s fields, and Business accounts for 22.8% of bachelor’s degrees awarded. Among the largest offerings, Nursing awarded 38 degrees and had median earnings of $79,520 four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management awarded 38 degrees, with median earnings of $48,276 at the same point. Liberal Arts and General Studies awarded 20 degrees and had median earnings of $40,887 four years after completion.

Psychology awarded 17 degrees and had median earnings of $45,868, while Criminal Justice awarded 15 degrees and had median earnings of $48,315. The largest fields therefore show a broad range of reported earnings, with Nursing at the high end.

The chart shows up to eight fields with the highest reported median earnings four years after completion. Compare the field names as well as the amounts: the school-wide median can conceal substantial differences between programs.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $79,520
Information Science/Studies: $52,071
Criminal Justice and Corrections: $48,315
Business Administration, Management and Operations: $48,276
Psychology, General: $45,868
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities: $40,887
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods: $36,835

Explore Lincoln University (MO) program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix run from a downside of $41,229 through a typical outcome of $50,859 to an upside of $71,943. Nursing reaches $79,520 four years after completion, while Liberal Arts and General Studies, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, is at $40,887. The spread shows how much earnings can vary by field.

Lincoln University’s graduate earnings picture is modest in raw terms, with median earnings of $50,859 four years after completion for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Azimuth places that median in the 20th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, using an earnings cohort of 420 completers.

The typical scenario matches that median, with a downside scenario of $41,229 and an upside scenario of $71,943; these scenarios reflect the program mix rather than observed groups. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, add a different lens.

Graduates earn about $9,740 more than the model expects for similar students. An estimated 25.7% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The low earnings percentile and higher-than-expected earnings point in different directions.

Data & methodology

A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.