Programs & majors brief
Missouri Western State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Missouri Western State University?
32 of 32 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 104 | $74,875 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 5 | $68,405 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count | 17 | $67,011 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 40 | $62,581 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 26 | $60,025 | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 18 | $57,015 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 15 | $55,059 | — |
| Biology, General | 37 | $53,505 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 32 | $52,709 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 57 | $51,174 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 12 | $48,596 | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management small degree count | 10 | $47,177 | — |
| Psychology, General | 28 | $46,402 | — |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management small degree count | 15 | $46,342 | — |
| Social Work small degree count | 16 | $46,187 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 50 | $45,251 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 16 | $41,728 | — |
| History small degree count | 17 | $40,716 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 32 | $39,163 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Graphic Communications small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Science small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Missouri Western State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Missouri Western State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Missouri Western State University has 19 programs with published earnings data, and the numbers show that the choice of field matters here. Health Professions leads the degree mix at 19.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Business next at 15.2% and Parks, Recreation & Fitness at 9.0%.
The largest single program, Nursing, awarded 104 degrees and its completers earn a median of $74,875 four years after completion. Computer and Information Sciences completers earn a median of $68,405 four years after completion, but the program is small at 5 degrees awarded. Across all fields, 10.5% of degrees are in STEM.
Data & methodology
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.
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