Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Missouri
37 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,286 at Columbia College.
What this work pays in Missouri
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Missouri earn a median of $61,860 a year across 1,080 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia College Columbia | Associate's degree | $17,447 | $39,286 (163 grads) | 372 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Associate's degree | $5,500 | $27,103 (141 grads) | 522 |
| Drury University Springfield | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (18 grads) | — |
| Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (18 grads) | 18 |
| North Central Missouri College Trenton | Associate's degree | $7,200 | $24,201 (34 grads) | 138 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $24,035 (90 grads) | 308 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,896 (212 grads) | 385 |
| Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton | Associate's degree | $5,250 | $23,745 (313 grads) | 1,327 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | $10,493 | $22,915 (445 grads) | 540 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Associate's degree | $7,365 | $22,905 (70 grads) | 361 |
| Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains | Associate's degree | $9,625 | $22,810 (42 grads) | 102 |
| Moberly Area Community College Moberly | Associate's degree | $9,494 | $22,572 (190 grads) | 586 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Associate's degree | $7,381 | $21,010 (130 grads) | 1,244 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Associate's degree | $6,624 | $19,957 (81 grads) | 306 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Associate's degree | $8,171 | $19,426 (96 grads) | 178 |
| East Central College Union | Associate's degree | $7,820 | $17,950 (44 grads) | 249 |
| Cottey College Nevada | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $13,702 (15 grads) | 16 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | $7,977 | not published | 183 |
| Evangel University Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1,255 |
| Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Missouri Valley College Marshall | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Moberly Area Community College Moberly | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Park University Parkville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southwest Baptist University Bolivar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Stephens College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Urshan University Wentzville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Webster University Saint Louis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| William Woods University Fulton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.