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Master's-20% vs national median227 grads tracked

Social Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

Ranked 127th of 151 master's programs in Social Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,119
middle 50%: $30,770 – $67,756
Median · 5 years out
$61,332
middle 50%: $44,478 – $88,921
Median · 10 years out
$76,435
middle 50%: $49,000 – $113,482

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences (master's) graduates.

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

Social Science master's graduates see a first-year median of $47k. Earnings increase to $76k 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,452 total interest

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