Bachelor's-6% vs national median579 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia
Ranked 224th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,736
middle 50%: $25,887 – $51,719
Median · 5 years out
$62,129
middle 50%: $46,389 – $86,173
Median · 10 years out
$88,088
middle 50%: $63,769 – $123,196
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Physical Sciences graduates from the University of Missouri - Columbia earn $37k in year one. Ten-year medians reach $88k.
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
7 yrs
≈ $8,409 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$62,287 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$62,238 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$62,208 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$62,192 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$62,132 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$62,119 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$61,746 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$61,716 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Missouri - Columbia
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$180,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$172,774 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$172,774 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$161,330 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$128,558 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$119,795 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$104,465 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$103,997 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$102,185 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$100,947 · 5 yrs out
Veterinary Medicine (Doctorate)
$100,947 · 5 yrs out