by our College Data Analytics TeamWant the scoop on University of Missouri-Columbia? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Mizzou offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.
At University of Missouri-Columbia, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 17,356 undergraduate · 5,496 graduate (22,852 total)
The most popular majors at University of Missouri-Columbia, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 11,426 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1,343 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 1,026 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 524 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 502 |
Among University of Missouri-Columbia programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | $89,866 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | $78,340 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $72,907 |
| Computer Engineering. | $71,579 |
| Industrial Engineering. | $70,396 |
The majors at University of Missouri-Columbia are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 11,426 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General. | 1,026 | $52,404 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
329 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Investments and Securities. · Financial Planning and Services. · Finance, General. |
151 | NA |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. · Accounting and Finance. |
119 | $56,382 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other. |
95 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce. · Project Management. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
94 | NA |
| Insurance. | 75 | NA |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Fashion Merchandising. · Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations. |
60 | NA |
| Taxation. | 40 | NA |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hotel/Motel Administration/Management. |
28 | $38,633 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 502 | $34,419 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. |
377 | $61,850 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. |
154 | $40,916 |
| Medicine. | 119 | $56,194 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other. · Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician. |
87 | $55,017 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
72 | $52,965 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
72 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical/Medical Social Work. |
69 | NA |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Physical Therapy/Therapist. · Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Rehabilitation Science. |
63 | $62,888 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
32 | $89,866 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
31 | $78,340 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. ↳ Occupational Therapist Assistant. |
11 | NA |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
1,343 | NA |
| Area Studies. ↳ Area Studies, Other. |
55 | $42,527 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. |
221 | $33,520 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
170 | $48,350 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 104 | $40,720 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
79 | $60,164 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
47 | $40,089 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Agricultural Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. |
32 | $42,307 |
| Education, General. | 31 | NA |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Multicultural Education. |
8 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Evaluation and Research. |
4 | NA |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism. | 484 | $38,256 |
| Communication, General. ↳ Speech Communication and Rhetoric. |
188 | $35,540 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · American Government and Politics (United States). |
240 | $35,343 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
196 | $44,765 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
49 | $31,759 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
38 | $40,081 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
34 | $26,486 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ National Security Policy Studies. |
15 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
10 | NA |
| Archeology. | 8 | NA |
| Social Sciences, Other. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. · Computer and Information Sciences, Other. |
524 | $62,420 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
59 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine. | 120 | NA |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
117 | $27,992 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Business and Management, General. · Agricultural Economics. |
61 | $48,867 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. |
49 | $37,618 |
| Agriculture, General. | 36 | $28,239 |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
31 | NA |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. ↳ Equestrian/Equine Studies. |
30 | NA |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. ↳ Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management. |
24 | NA |
| Agricultural Mechanization. ↳ Agricultural Mechanization, General. |
23 | $48,353 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. ↳ Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. · Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology. |
22 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 184 | $66,571 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
93 | $60,964 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
58 | $72,907 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 51 | $69,895 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
43 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering. | 36 | $70,396 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 27 | $56,251 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
16 | $71,579 |
| Engineering, General. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. · Biomedical Sciences, General. |
282 | $24,544 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
84 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
81 | $24,117 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. · Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
19 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Physiology, General. |
14 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. |
12 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. |
3 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 352 | $29,782 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Health/Medical Psychology. · Applied Behavior Analysis. |
81 | NA |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
15 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
124 | NA |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
99 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
57 | $35,038 |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 37 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 8 | NA |
| Science, Technology and Society. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Pedagogy. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. |
75 | $26,209 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art/Art Studies, General. |
55 | $34,933 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Digital Arts. |
37 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
22 | $23,987 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
16 | NA |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 131 | $51,692 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other. |
30 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. ↳ Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. |
47 | $33,394 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
47 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
32 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
21 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Natural Resources/Conservation, General. · Environmental Science. |
132 | $32,334 |
| Forestry. ↳ Forest Resources Production and Management. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 77 | $60,213 |
| Social Work. | 33 | NA |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. |
4 | NA |
| Community Organization and Advocacy. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
68 | $42,173 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
46 | $48,004 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. · Child Development. |
94 | $32,499 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 12 | NA |
| Housing and Human Environments. ↳ Housing and Human Environments, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 109 | $32,269 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | 70 | $34,388 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
35 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Linguistics. |
52 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 22 | $27,002 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
12 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
83 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
61 | $26,248 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 54 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
45 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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