10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$63,500at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · 43 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 43 · Federal debt reported for 23
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$63,500 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
13.7 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
−27%Estimated return after 10 years
$61,974Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $14,108 housing and food allowance plus $6,236 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$10,260
$8,000Annual price−$42,260
$13,000Current college-wide context−$62,260
$16,000Annual price−$74,260
$24,000Annual price−$106,260
$32,000Annual price−$138,260
$40,000Annual price−$170,260
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
3,856 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Missouri run 9% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$13,310Average net price / year
$25,320Cost of attendance
$18,750Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$199/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$61,974Median earnings · year 5 after completion
55.5%Completion rate
72.2%Admission rate
1,204Average SAT score
26ACT midpoint
6,817Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about University of Missouri-Kansas City
What does University of Missouri-Kansas City cost?
University of Missouri-Kansas City reports an average annual net price of $13,310 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do University of Missouri-Kansas City graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $61,974 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do University of Missouri-Kansas City graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $18,750. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at University of Missouri-Kansas City worth the same?
No. The current release contains 43 field-and-degree records for University of Missouri-Kansas City; 43 report year-4 earnings and 23 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
16,733Students enrolled at any point
11,578Undergraduate students
5,155Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
54% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
852 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
53% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$55,467Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$60,752Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$65,072Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income48%
Middle income58%
Higher income70%
Undergraduate student composition
White45%
Black14%
Hispanic18%
Asian11%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Doctoral, professional practice · Broad federal field 51
$97,718Year 1
$156,128Year 5
$194,450Year 10
Computer Programming.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$81,361Year 1
$119,389Year 5
$160,345Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 26
$66,619Year 1
$175,784Year 5
$156,805Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 51
$136,260Year 1
$146,464Year 5
$148,080Year 10
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 14
$77,158Year 1
$111,125Year 5
$138,428Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$109,632Year 1
$124,403Year 5
$135,019Year 10
Law.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 22
$59,848Year 1
$105,332Year 5
$126,300Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$79,969Year 1
$103,514Year 5
$125,268Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$48,700Year 1
$65,925Year 4
$61,974Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Master's Degree$222,5722Dentistry · First Professional Degree$173,3233Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$139,0974Medicine · First Professional Degree$127,8725Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree$119,6016Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$111,3947Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$97,0438Civil Engineering · Master's Degree$96,926Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesMaster's Degree · $222,572 reported+37%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $56,584 reported+16%vs same-degree national median$24,125federal debt3Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree · $139,097 reported+16%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4MedicineFirst Professional Degree · $127,872 reported+14%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $59,183 reported+3%vs same-degree national median$21,500federal debt6DentistryFirst Professional Degree · $173,323 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in MO
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Saint Louis, MO
University of Missouri-St Louis
- Annual net price
- $15,071
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,438
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -48%
Cass Career Center
- Annual net price
- $16,078
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,071
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
State Technical College of Missouri
- Annual net price
- $15,190
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,616
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Truman State University
- Annual net price
- $12,780
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,082
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -65%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 43 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Master's Degree | $222,572 | Not available | Not reported |
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $173,323 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $139,097 | Not available | 12 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $127,872 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Master's Degree | $119,601 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $111,394 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $97,043 | $26,375 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $96,926 | Not available | Not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $92,296 | Not available | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,326 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,588 | $26,068 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $88,249 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $86,632 | Not available | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,055 | $24,424 | 0 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $76,216 | $21,670 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $73,096 | $22,350 | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $68,495 | Not available | 2 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $64,838 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $63,768 | Not available | 3 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,569 | $21,853 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $63,357 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $61,748 | Not available | Not reported |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $60,950 | $24,821 | Not reported |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $60,493 | Not available | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $60,253 | Not available | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $59,183 | $21,500 | Not reported |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,973 | $27,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,584 | $24,125 | 0 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $55,978 | Not available | 3 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | $54,810 | Not available | 29 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $53,113 | $18,944 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $52,117 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $51,417 | $13,102 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,936 | $20,799 | Not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $49,306 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,135 | $21,982 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $49,096 | $25,445 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,928 | $21,000 | Not reported |
| Music | Master's Degree | $47,852 | Not available | 9 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,708 | $23,089 | 3 |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every University of Missouri-Kansas City program record →Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.