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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO 5,653 Undergrads 57.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,086
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,336
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,560
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$15,336
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$49,560
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate57.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
68.6%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 18-75th: 24
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$434k
+$37k
-$51k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$379k
-$18k
-$106k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$354k
-$42k
-$130k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-192%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-164%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-187%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-93%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Engineering Technology, General
CertCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,247
Lifetime Value Added
+$271k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$68,331
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,371
Earnings (5yr)
$51,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$24,188
Earnings (5yr)
$56,431
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (5yr)
$51,875
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,724
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$78,580
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$19,593
Earnings (5yr)
$89,688
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
Construction Management
BachCIP: 5220
Median Debt
$20,850
Earnings (5yr)
$104,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$321k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,540
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Design and Applied Arts
BachCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$20,076
Earnings (5yr)
$42,852
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,591
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1513
Median Debt
$20,972
Earnings (5yr)
$72,672
Lifetime Value Added
+$84k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,635
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,080
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,668
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$84,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$173k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,464
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
BachCIP: 5006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,813
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$23,695
Earnings (5yr)
$36,129
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,405
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$25,062
Earnings (5yr)
$47,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,029
Lifetime Value Added
-$177k
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$46,768
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$23,502
Earnings (5yr)
$35,603
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$21,023
Earnings (5yr)
$48,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
BachCIP: 1601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,019
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
BachCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$59,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$8k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$64,646
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,864
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$46,340
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$20,719
Earnings (5yr)
$52,911
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,441
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$47,415
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1507
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$77,843
Lifetime Value Added
+$123k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$43,459
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,268
Earnings (5yr)
$79,346
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$23,854
Earnings (5yr)
$42,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$45,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$40,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$176k
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
BachCIP: 5219
Median Debt
$24,125
Earnings (5yr)
$47,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$37,234
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
BachCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$25,104
Earnings (5yr)
$39,521
Lifetime Value Added
-$182k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$192k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,240
Earnings (5yr)
$78,538
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,598
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$37,505
Earnings (5yr)
$48,150
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$36,946
Earnings (5yr)
$58,128
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$25,585
Earnings (5yr)
$56,167
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (5yr)
$57,624
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$19,975
Earnings (5yr)
$57,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$44k
Library Science and Administration
MastCIP: 2501
Median Debt
$28,571
Earnings (5yr)
$47,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,188
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1507
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,739
Lifetime Value Added
+$520k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$27,619
Earnings (5yr)
$120,648
Lifetime Value Added
+$588k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$24,332
Earnings (5yr)
$49,059
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$26,462
Earnings (5yr)
$43,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,975
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.