Programs & majors brief
Northwest Missouri State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Northwest Missouri State University?
43 of 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 22 | $80,690 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 27 | $72,893 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 28 | $65,692 | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 61 | $58,035 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 95 | $57,907 | — |
| Marketing | 48 | $57,705 | — |
| Biology, General | 32 | $57,564 | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 6 | $55,656 | — |
| Animal Sciences small degree count | 16 | $53,418 | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 43 | $52,179 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 77 | $50,012 | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 54 | $49,872 | — |
| Agriculture, General | 29 | $49,328 | — |
| Computer Software and Media Applications small degree count | 12 | $48,729 | — |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management small degree count | 11 | $47,356 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 86 | $46,501 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 18 | $46,475 | — |
| Psychology, General | 36 | $42,827 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 131 | $42,508 | — |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 30 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 25 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Homeland Security | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminology | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 28 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Northwest Missouri State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Northwest Missouri State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Northwest Missouri State University vary sharply by field, and the programs page lets you compare them directly. The university has 19 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix is led by education and business, which together account for roughly two-fifths of bachelor's degrees awarded, with agriculture and natural resources as the third-largest family. The largest single program is Teacher Education, and the highest earnings on the page belong to a much smaller program, Computer and Information Sciences. Across all fields, 16.4% of degrees awarded 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.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.