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Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (10% of graduates). 16 students for every faculty member, more than at 72% of colleges. 80% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,192 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,069 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 31% of graduates; 68 programs in 20 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020110% 110
    Graduates in this field earn $57,907 4 years out
  2. General Studies 24.01025.4% 58
  3. Elementary Education and Teaching 13.12025.3% 57
    Graduates in this field earn $42,508 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01015.1% 55
    Graduates in this field earn $42,827 4 years out
  5. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other 15.06994.9% 52

Fastest-growing field: Liberal arts and general studies, 0.1% → 5.4% of graduates since 2014–15 (58 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$80,690 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $65,444

    4 years after completion$80,690
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,975 · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Accounting and Related Services$72,893 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$72,893
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 56 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Finance and Financial Management Services$65,692 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $45,810

    4 years after completion$65,692
    National median: $83,343Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $59,934 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 55 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Agricultural Business and Management$58,035 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,302

    4 years after completion$58,035
    National median: $66,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $54,208 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,250 · 107 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,907 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $43,672

    4 years after completion$57,907
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $54,625 · Non-Pell: $56,844(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,844 · 196 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 college16 to 1
16 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 72% 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 faculty80%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$72,910

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$7,192
$7,192
← Lessmore than 14% of 557More →
Endowment per student$6,614
$6,614
← Lessmore than 26% 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)