University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
55
Avg Grad Earnings
$46,921/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
59/100
Tuition (In-State)
$14,130/yr
Out-of-state: $34,338/yr
All Programs at University of Missouri-Columbia
55 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 84 | $72,886/yr | Very High | 15.5x |
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 83 | $72,300/yr | High | 12.1x |
| Business/Commerce, General | 83 | $55,999/yr | High | 13.3x |
| Computer Engineering | 82 | $83,243/yr | Very High | 16.1x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 80 | $65,057/yr | Very High | 16.1x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 76 | $58,335/yr | High | 11.2x |
| Allied Health Diagnostic | 75 | $65,660/yr | Moderate | 11.1x |
| Industrial Engineering | 74 | $79,894/yr | High | 16.1x |
| Economics | 73 | $52,635/yr | Very High | 11.9x |
| Electrical | 72 | $85,400/yr | Very High | 15.9x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 69 | $71,800/yr | Very High | 15.4x |
| Chemical Engineering | 67 | $69,950/yr | High | 15.2x |
| Civil Engineering | 67 | $69,566/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 67 | $40,837/yr | High | 9.4x |
| Engineering, General | 66 | $70,366/yr | High | 11.4x |
| Chemistry | 65 | $45,279/yr | High | 7.0x |
| Teacher Education | 65 | $39,755/yr | High | 6.0x |
| Mathematics | 64 | $56,132/yr | Very High | 8.9x |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 64 | $38,916/yr | High | 8.3x |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 63 | $52,522/yr | Moderate | 12.1x |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | 62 | $60,190/yr | High | 12.7x |
| Teacher Education | 62 | $37,302/yr | High | 6.5x |
| Apparel and Textiles | 61 | $40,176/yr | High | 11.5x |
| Plant Sciences | 60 | $46,627/yr | High | 9.4x |
| Political Science and Government | 59 | $37,722/yr | Very High | 11.4x |
| Social Work | 58 | $38,236/yr | Moderate | 7.8x |
| Public Health | 58 | $36,867/yr | High | 5.5x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 58 | $33,015/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Statistics | 56 | $52,088/yr | Very High | 8.2x |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | 56 | $50,614/yr | High | 10.5x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 55 | $44,078/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Biology, General | 55 | $36,732/yr | High | 10.6x |
| Geography and Cartography | 54 | $38,726/yr | High | 5.9x |
| Psychology, General | 53 | $33,794/yr | High | 8.6x |
| Journalism | 51 | $43,958/yr | Very High | 11.0x |
| Housing and Human Environments | 51 | $42,394/yr | High | 9.2x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 51 | $40,492/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Sociology | 51 | $33,386/yr | High | 8.2x |
| History | 51 | $26,996/yr | High | 8.7x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 50 | $39,317/yr | Low | 8.4x |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 50 | $39,186/yr | High | 10.4x |
| Animal Sciences | 50 | $34,678/yr | High | 9.2x |
| Area Studies | 49 | $44,096/yr | Very High | 9.6x |
| Agriculture, General | 49 | $42,145/yr | High | 9.4x |
| Anthropology | 49 | $31,926/yr | High | 4.6x |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 48 | $41,430/yr | Very High | 9.0x |
| Music | 48 | $35,939/yr | High | 5.4x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 45 | $35,409/yr | Very High | 5.3x |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | 44 | $38,725/yr | Very High | 8.8x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 44 | $37,547/yr | High | 6.5x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 44 | $23,034/yr | Moderate | 7.2x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 40 | $30,488/yr | Very High | 7.8x |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 40 | $29,775/yr | High | 4.3x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 38 | $29,613/yr | High | 4.2x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 38 | $27,429/yr | High | 6.9x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 55 bachelor's degree programs at University of Missouri-Columbia using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.