Programs & majors brief
University of Missouri-Kansas City Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Missouri-Kansas City?
36 of 36 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 Science | 91 | $97,043 | #117 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 36 | $90,588 | #176 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 80 | $88,249 | #190 |
| Civil Engineering | 31 | $85,055 | #108 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 12 | $76,216 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 89 | $73,096 | #141 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 30 | $64,838 | #26 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 237 | $63,569 | #28 |
| Chemistry | 76 | $60,950 | #72 |
| Biology, General | 163 | $59,183 | #137 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 60 | $58,973 | #43 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 38 | $56,584 | #71 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 120 | $52,117 | #84 |
| Political Science and Government | 31 | $51,417 | #226 |
| Sociology small degree count | 12 | $49,936 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 65 | $49,135 | #185 |
| History | 26 | $49,096 | #178 |
| Psychology, General | 104 | $47,928 | #238 |
| Music | 32 | $42,708 | #84 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 45 | $41,228 | #222 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 19 | $39,194 | — |
| Dance small degree count | 17 | $28,834 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 60 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminology | 49 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Missouri-Kansas City majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions#26
- Business/Commerce, General#28
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General#43
- Chemistry Included by program size#72
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#84
- Computer Science Included by program size#117
- Biology, General Included by program size#137
- Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#141
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#190
- Psychology, General Included by program size#238
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Program-level outcomes at University of Missouri-Kansas City diverge widely by field. Azimuth ranks bachelor's programs by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size, not reputation.
Azimuth publishes earnings data for 22 bachelor's programs and assigns a national rank to 18. The largest share of degrees awarded is in Business, at 19.7%, with Health Professions next at 10.8% and Biological Sciences at 9.9%.
Those counts reflect degrees conferred in a single academic year. Program earnings measure what federally aided completers earn four years after completion.
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions ranks #26 nationally and #1 in Missouri, with median earnings of $64,838. Business/Commerce sits at #28 nationally, where completers earn $63,569. Across all fields, 30.8% 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.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.