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Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (10% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 86% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,401 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

539 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 42% of graduates; 36 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020110% 54
    Graduates in this field earn $70,633 4 years out
  2. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38019.1% 49
    Graduates in this field earn $77,315 4 years out
  3. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.3% 45
    Graduates in this field earn $61,647 4 years out
  4. Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.05057.6% 41
    Graduates in this field earn $55,213 4 years out
  5. Psychology, General 42.01016.9% 37

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 8.7% → 16% of graduates since 2014–15 (84 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer and Information Sciences, General$106,203 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $74,794

    4 years after completion$106,203
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    Median federal debt: $26,000

  2. Accounting and Related Services$84,515 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,919

    4 years after completion$84,515
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $56,086 · Non-Pell: $70,468(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 101 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,315 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,736

    4 years after completion$77,315
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $63,000 · Non-Pell: $63,677(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $25,094 · 105 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,633 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $50,422

    4 years after completion$70,633
    National median: $68,257About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $53,133 · Non-Pell: $65,279(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,813 · 204 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Biology, General$61,647 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,435

    4 years after completion$61,647
    National median: $57,214Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $42,111 · Non-Pell: $44,530(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,305 · 151 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty86%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$68,384

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$15,401
$15,401
← Lessmore than 78% of 557More →
Endowment per student$23,915
$23,915
← Lessmore than 74% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)