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