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Missouri · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri. 4,550 undergraduate students. 94 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 178624 · OPEID 002496 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Northwest Missouri State University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+16%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Northwest Missouri State University rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.9k → $17.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Northwest Missouri State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.6% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+24%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Northwest Missouri State University rose 24% between 2021 and 2024 (33.9% → 41.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Missouri

Each tile compares this institution to the Missouri median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$47,885+15% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$41,695
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
57.5%+37% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$14,927+277% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
4,550-13% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
74.3%-5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
85.9%+0% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$10,181+69% · '00→'09
out-of-state $16,623
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $14,927 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $47,885 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20244,378
5,8914,37819962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202454.2%
57%40%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$21,500
$25,000$5,70419972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+37%

Northwest Missouri State University · completion · 150% rose

39.7% → 54.2%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+59%

Northwest Missouri State University · completion · 100% rose

26.4% → 41.9%

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2009+69%

Northwest Missouri State University · in-state tuition rose

$3,330 → $5,626

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+210%

Northwest Missouri State University · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,588 → $17,324

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+277%

Northwest Missouri State University · median debt rose

$5,704 → $21,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Northwest Missouri State University · cohort default rate fell

7.2% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+22%

Northwest Missouri State University · earnings_median_10yr rose

$39,100 → $47,885

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+21%

Northwest Missouri State University · earnings_median_8yr rose

$36,900 → $44,756

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+24%

Northwest Missouri State University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$33,600 → $41,695

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$87,19537 gradsComputer Software and Media Applications.CIP 1108 · Bachelor's Degree$76,90315 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$72,214132 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$67,78620 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$65,61529 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$63,95897 gradsHomeland Security.CIP 4303 · Bachelor's Degree$63,71514 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$63,48762 gradsAgricultural Business and Management.CIP 0101 · Bachelor's Degree$61,77763 gradsAgriculture, General.CIP 0100 · Bachelor's Degree$61,04628 gradsPlant Sciences.CIP 0111 · Bachelor's Degree$59,31520 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.CIP 0909 · Bachelor's Degree$56,0652 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.CIP 1304 · Master's Degree$54,822202 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$54,61631 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1506 · Bachelor's Degree$52,21617 gradsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.CIP 5131 · Bachelor's Degree$50,80811 gradsCommunication and Media Studies.CIP 0901 · Bachelor's Degree$49,89262 gradsPolitical Science and Government.CIP 4510 · Bachelor's Degree$49,57822 gradsResearch and Experimental Psychology.CIP 4227 · Bachelor's Degree$49,29868 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.CIP 1313 · Master's Degree$48,50264 gradsPsychology, General.CIP 4201 · Bachelor's Degree$43,77347 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.CIP 1313 · Bachelor's Degree$43,08862 gradsParks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.CIP 3103 · Bachelor's Degree$42,1690 gradsWildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.CIP 0306 · Bachelor's Degree$41,04115 grads
Showing top 24 of 26 ranked programs.94 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

26 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$87,19537 gradsComputer Software and Media Applications.Bachelor's Degree$76,90315 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Educational Administration and Supervision.Master's Degree$54,822202 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$37,924169 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$48,50264 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Bachelor's Degree$43,08862 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Bachelor's Degree$39,04531 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.Bachelor's Degree$52,21617 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$54,61631 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.Bachelor's Degree$42,1690 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Research and Experimental Psychology.Bachelor's Degree$49,29868 gradsPsychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$43,77347 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Homeland Security.Bachelor's Degree$63,71514 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$49,57822 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.Bachelor's Degree$50,80811 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$72,214132 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$63,95897 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$63,48762 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$65,61529 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$67,78620 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Agricultural Business and Management.Bachelor's Degree$61,77763 gradsAgriculture, General.Bachelor's Degree$61,04628 gradsPlant Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$59,31520 grads

NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.Bachelor's Degree$41,04115 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's Degree$49,89262 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Bachelor's Degree$56,0652 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Northwest Missouri State University

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$170,777
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 16
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 16year 0year 39
Cost per year
$13,258
HS-only baseline · MO
$35,100
Years to complete
6
CIP family
13

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Missouri

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

WARRENSBURG$49.6k

University of Central Missouri

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 49% completion
CAPE GIRARDEAU$44.0k

Southeast Missouri State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 56% completion
SPRINGFIELD$49.8k

Missouri State University-Springfield

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 57% completion
SAINT LOUIS$53.0k

University of Missouri-St Louis

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 57% completion
ROLLA$83.0k

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 64% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Northwest Missouri State University graduates earn $X” — not “Northwest Missouri State University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Northwest Missouri State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →