Northwest Missouri State University

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $10,181

In-State Cost of Attendance: $22,906

Out-of-State Tuition: $16,623

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $29,348

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,927

Students with federal loans: 46.8%

Students with Pell grants: 27.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $40,274

After 5 years: $49,670

Majors(61 programs)

  1. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(157 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(113 graduates)
  3. Marketing.(70 graduates)
  4. Psychology, General.(66 graduates)
  5. Agricultural Business and Management.(64 graduates)
  6. Communication and Media Studies.(63 graduates)
  7. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(62 graduates)
  8. Research and Experimental Psychology.(54 graduates)
  9. Biology, General.(48 graduates)
  10. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(43 graduates)
  11. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(39 graduates)
  12. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(35 graduates)
  13. Agriculture, General.(31 graduates)
  14. Chemistry.(31 graduates)
  15. Special Education and Teaching.(28 graduates)
  16. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(27 graduates)
  17. Finance and Financial Management Services.(26 graduates)
  18. Accounting and Related Services.(23 graduates)
  19. Plant Sciences.(21 graduates)
  20. Computer Software and Media Applications.(19 graduates)
  21. Animal Sciences.(18 graduates)
  22. Criminology.(18 graduates)
  23. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(17 graduates)
  24. Homeland Security.(14 graduates)
  25. Political Science and Government.(14 graduates)
  26. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(14 graduates)
  27. Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.(13 graduates)
  28. Design and Applied Arts.(13 graduates)
  29. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(12 graduates)
  30. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(11 graduates)
  31. Fine and Studio Arts.(11 graduates)
  32. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(9 graduates)
  33. Mathematics.(8 graduates)
  34. Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.(8 graduates)
  35. International Business.(7 graduates)
  36. Management Information Systems and Services.(7 graduates)
  37. History.(7 graduates)
  38. Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.(6 graduates)
  39. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(6 graduates)
  40. Geography and Cartography.(6 graduates)
  41. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(6 graduates)
  42. Business/Managerial Economics.(6 graduates)
  43. Human Resources Management and Services.(6 graduates)
  44. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(4 graduates)
  45. Biological and Physical Sciences.(3 graduates)
  46. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  47. Physics.(2 graduates)
  48. Economics.(2 graduates)
  49. Music.(2 graduates)
  50. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
  51. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(1 graduates)
  52. English Language and Literature, General.(1 graduates)
  53. Journalism.
  54. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
  55. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
  56. Apparel and Textiles.
  57. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  58. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.
  59. Philosophy.
  60. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.
  61. Public Administration.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,550 students

Admission Rate: 85.9%

Retention Rate: 74.3%

Graduation Rate: 57.5%

Student Demographics

White (81.5%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
Black (4.3%)
Asian (0.5%)
Two or More (3.4%)
International (2.5%)

Gender Distribution

Men (39.0%)
Women (61.0%)

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