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Master's+12% vs national median366 grads tracked

Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields at University of Missouri - Columbia

Ranked 5th of 43 master's programs in Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,327
middle 50%: $45,439 – $91,739
Median · 5 years out
$88,650
middle 50%: $60,377 – $127,711
Median · 10 years out
$105,519
middle 50%: $70,380 – $157,371

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (master's) graduates.

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

Agricultural Science master's graduates at the University of Missouri earn $60k in year one. Median pay reaches $106k by year ten.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,378 total interest

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