Bachelor's · Columbia, Missouri
Is History at University of Missouri-Columbia worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6.6 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $45,458
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $60,830
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $13,227
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $90k (likely $90k – $114k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $22k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MO
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 6.6 years (likely 4.9–9.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$70k (likely −$164k – $20k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $210k (likely $28k – $413k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 77%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Borrowers making progress / in default, 2 years in
- ≤ 20% / ≤ 20%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-19, 2019-20
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⚖️ Getting ready in high school
Students heading toward law, government & society majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.
AP classes
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP U.S. History
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
IB Higher Level
- History HL
- Global Politics HL
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Other majors at University of Missouri-Columbia
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$123,999
- Veterinary Medicine (First professional)$121,804
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$116,219
- Medical Illustration and Informatics (Master's)$115,303
- Medicine (First professional)$113,111
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$112,696
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$108,813
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$105,034
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Master's)$101,696
- Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)$101,380
- Accounting and Related Services (Graduate certificate)$100,725
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$100,234
History at other schools in Missouri
- University of Missouri-Kansas City$49,096
- Columbia College$46,794
- Truman State University$43,405
- Drury University$41,996
- Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies$41,996
- University of Missouri-St Louis$41,378
- Missouri Western State University$40,716
- Missouri University of Science and Technology$38,578
- Missouri State University-Springfield$38,485