Top Ranked Programs
University of Missouri-Columbia's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 18% of graduates — the largest concentration by field. Engineering represents 7% of degrees and Social Sciences accounts for 6%, giving the university a business-and-health balanced portfolio typical of large public land-grant research universities. Across 67 programs serving roughly 5,082 students annually, 52 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a broad base that reflects the institution's comprehensive scope. Business/Commerce, General is the program combining the largest cohort with strong earnings, making it a central driver of the university's overall financial outcomes. Among the largest programs by enrollment, Business/Commerce, General program graduates 627 students with median earnings of $84,534 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #8 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General program graduates 439 students earning $69,333, while The Journalism program graduates 390 students earning $69,016. On the earnings side, Artificial Intelligence leads with median earnings of $100,234 from a cohort of 172 graduates, and Azimuth ranks the program #68 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Accounting follows at $95,415 with 141 graduates, and Business/Commerce, General posts $84,534 from 627 graduates. Several of University of Missouri-Columbia's high-earning programs — particularly Artificial Intelligence and Accounting — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly and four-year earnings reflect workforce outcomes. Programs like Psychology, General and Nursing, with cohorts of 278 and 253 respectively, serve students in fields where some graduates continue to graduate or professional school, meaning four-year earnings may undercount lifetime trajectory. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national labor-market demand, and the [program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) explains how Azimuth evaluates programs across cohort scale and earnings. ```