How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $21,500.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 3% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies undergraduate certificate or diploma at University of Missouri-Columbia

Q: How much do Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from University of Missouri-Columbia earn?

The reported median is $59,265 four years after completion.

Columbia, MO · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to similar programs.

$1,950 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 36.3% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $97,650 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$37,389 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

753Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

$34,322Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

1,463Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

303Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

536Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

763Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

1.9%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 29 non-completers

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$59,265A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 185 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$20,268

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$21,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$59,265

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$228/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$20,268Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$31,713Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE78.5%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE74.9%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$37,389Year 1

$59,265Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.6% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,939

Estimated loan payment$228

753borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$59,265 vs. $57,315

$1,950 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020 median wageU.S. estimate · 11,300 jobs · 25-1062+2.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeInterpreters and Translators$57,010 median wageMO estimate · 440 jobs · 27-3091$44,670–$79,610 middle 50% of MO wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Athens, GA

University of Georgia

$8,166 higher earnings · $6,332 lower annual net price

Earnings: $67,431
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $13,936

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Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa

$2,591 higher earnings

Earnings: $61,856
Debt: $26,000
Annual net price: $22,531

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Milwaukee, WI

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

$5,254 lower annual net price

Earnings: $46,088
Debt: $24,449
Annual net price: $15,014

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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

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