Program Payoff

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri. 19 certificate and associate programs, private, nonprofit. 19 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Missouri.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $25,247 $54,382 (57) $81,780
Registered Nurses
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $17,447 $39,286 (163) $61,860
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $23,258 $38,597 (58) $79,300
General and Operations Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $26,418 $33,993 (18) $40,390
Security Guards
Human Services, General Associate's degree $28,454 $28,598 (25) $41,780
Social and Human Service Assistants
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $22,387 not published $126,120
Software Developers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,440
Medical Assistants
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $126,120
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $40,390
Security Guards
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $157,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $125,760
Managers, All Other
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $48,770
Community Health Workers
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Associate's degree not published
Information Science/Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $126,120
Software Developers
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $70,140
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Associate's degree not published $67,270
Compliance Officers
Real Estate Undergraduate certificate not published $61,640
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Real Estate Associate's degree not published $61,640
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
Security Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $76,590
Accountants and Auditors

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.