Southwest Baptist University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Private nonprofit university
- Bolivar, MO
- 1,341 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Southwest Baptist University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($69,273), and Teacher Education the least ($27,348). The median program pays $33,189. Southwest Baptist University also has 2 associate's programs that report pay.
All 6 bachelor's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Missouri. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Missouri ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Missouri programs in the field do too.
Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.
One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.
Both associate's programs
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Missouri.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Missouri ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
Quick picks: bachelor's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$69,273
- Health and Medical Administration$38,801
- Subject-Area Teacher Education$35,507
- Psychology$30,870
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science$30,837
Lowest median debt
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science$19,550
- Teacher Education$21,250
- Subject-Area Teacher Education$25,762
- Psychology$26,348
- Nursing$29,171
Largest programs
- NursingAbout 51 graduates a year
- Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 47 graduates a year
- Teacher EducationAbout 35 graduates a year
- PsychologyAbout 29 graduates a year
- Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 12 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $69,273 in their first year, the most of 6 Southwest Baptist University bachelor's programs that report pay.
Kinesiology and Exercise Science graduates leave with a median of $19,550 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Southwest Baptist University bachelor's programs that report debt.
Tuition and fees are $30,566 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,677 a year.
6 bachelor's programs and 2 associate's programs at Southwest Baptist University report first-year pay, and 7 of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Missouri rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels