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Bachelor's-28% vs national median45 grads tracked

Information Science/Studies at Missouri Western State University

Ranked 89th of 103 bachelor's programs in Information Science/Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,737
middle 50%: $33,128 – $53,578
Median · 5 years out
$61,630
middle 50%: $44,129 – $83,557
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $61,332 – $109,303

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Information Science/Studies (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Missouri Western State University's bachelor's program in Information Science/Studies earn a median $44,737 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% below the national median of $85,169 for this field, ranking 89th of 103 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,657 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pennsylvania State University (The) - Hazleton
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-Barre
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
South University - Columbia
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$55,868 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$55,687 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$53,578 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Missouri Western State University

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$78,372 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$72,106 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$71,850 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$71,408 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$71,159 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$65,534 · 5 yrs out

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