+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Central Missouri rose 13% between 2006 and 2009 ($5.8k → $6.6k).
Missouri · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri. 5,653 undergraduate students. 141 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Central Missouri
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.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Central Missouri fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
-12%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Central Missouri fell 12% between 2021 and 2024 (6.4k → 5.6k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Central Missouri rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($16.8k → $18.6k).
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.
$49,560+19% · 6→10y
Missouri median $40,979$41,593
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry49.4%+53% · '97→'24
Missouri median 59.3%$15,750+282% · '97→'20
At program completion5,653-35% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS70.4%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time68.6%-11% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,739+105% · '00→'09
out-of-state $18,064SECTION 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).
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%Median federal debt $15,750 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,560 (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.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+53%
University of Central Missouri · completion · 150% rose
35.4% → 54.1%
+173%
University of Central Missouri · completion · 100% rose
14.1% → 38.5%
-35%
University of Central Missouri · undergrad enrollment fell
8,722 → 5,648
+105%
University of Central Missouri · in-state tuition rose
$3,210 → $6,585
+192%
University of Central Missouri · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,360 → $18,600
+282%
University of Central Missouri · median debt rose
$5,500 → $21,000
-100%
University of Central Missouri · cohort default rate fell
7.0% → 0.0%
+29%
University of Central Missouri · earnings_median_10yr rose
$38,500 → $49,560
+27%
University of Central Missouri · earnings_median_8yr rose
$36,100 → $45,855
+25%
University of Central Missouri · earnings_median_6yr rose
$33,300 → $41,593
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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$120,648Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$112,739Construction Management.$104,389Computer Science.$89,688Engineering Technology, General.$84,560Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$79,346Computer and Information Sciences, General.$78,580Business Administration, Management and Operations.$78,538Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$77,843Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$74,668Accounting and Related Services.$74,442Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$72,672Engineering Technology, General.$70,247Accounting and Related Services.$68,331Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.$66,864Economics.$65,080Marketing.$64,646Finance and Financial Management Services.$60,813Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$59,724Criminal Justice and Corrections.$58,128Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$57,751Educational/Instructional Media Design.$57,624Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,431Educational Administration and Supervision.$56,167
Showing top 24 of 57 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
57 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
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$37,234Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,059Educational Administration and Supervision.$56,167Educational/Instructional Media Design.$57,624Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$43,305Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$39,521Special Education and Teaching.$40,190Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.$43,975
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$77,843Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$112,739Engineering Technology, General.$84,560Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$72,672Engineering Technology, General.$70,247Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.$66,864Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$74,668
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$79,346Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$120,648Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$47,589Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$48,150Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$59,724Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.$55,591
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,431Marketing.$64,646Finance and Financial Management Services.$60,813Accounting and Related Services.$68,331Construction Management.$104,389Accounting and Related Services.$74,442Business Administration, Management and Operations.$78,538Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.$47,941
HISTORY · CIP 54
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Central Missouri
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
-$61,354
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
—
Doesn’t reach breakeven within the horizon
- Cost per year
- $14,997
- HS-only baseline · MO
- $35,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- 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.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Central Missouri graduates earn $X” — not “University of Central Missouri makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Central Missouri 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.