Which UMKC major has the lowest debt?

Criminal Justice graduates leave with a median of $18,944 in federal loans, the lowest among 22 UMKC bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UMKC cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,587 a year, and $30,227 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,310 a year.

How many UMKC programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs at UMKC report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

UMKC Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Missouri-Kansas City
Public university
Kansas City, MO
6,817 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 UMKC bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($76,086), and Music the least ($22,315). The median program pays $39,967.

In-state tuition and fees$12,587Per year. Out-of-state $30,227

Average net price after aid$13,310Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate72%Of applicants

All 22 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	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
1	Electrical EngineeringGraduates a year not reported	$76,086	$97,083	$27,000	4th of 4
2	NursingAbout 91 graduates a year	$71,150	$77,420	$31,000	5th of 26
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$71,072	$94,596	$26,068	5th of 6
4	Computer ScienceAbout 87 graduates a year	$69,239	$96,673	$26,375	5th of 8
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$67,076	$83,248	$24,424	3rd of 3
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 15 graduates a year	$61,383	Not reported	$21,670	7th of 12
7	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 32 graduates a year	$60,307	$66,246	$27,000	1st of 1
8	AccountingAbout 77 graduates a year	$54,357	$75,841	$22,350	7th of 17
9	BusinessAbout 230 graduates a year	$48,603	$60,369	$21,853	3rd of 9
10	BiologyAbout 172 graduates a year	$40,483	$70,410	$21,500	2nd of 21
11	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 129 graduates a year	$39,992	$48,560	$25,000	4th of 12
12	Teacher EducationAbout 35 graduates a year	$39,942	$43,892	$26,000	1st of 20
13	ChemistryAbout 74 graduates a year	$39,725	$69,063	$24,821	3rd of 4
14	Health SciencesAbout 71 graduates a year	$39,289	$52,294	$27,000	2nd of 6
15	CommunicationsAbout 58 graduates a year	$38,786	$54,079	$21,982	3rd of 11
16	Criminal JusticeGraduates a year not reported	$37,397	$51,226	$18,944	7th of 16
17	SociologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$36,810	$47,082	$20,799	2nd of 8
18	PsychologyAbout 112 graduates a year	$32,224	$48,860	$21,000	11th of 23
19	EnglishAbout 36 graduates a year	$32,054	$38,810	$24,125	2nd of 7
20	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 33 graduates a year	$25,476	$42,535	$25,500	5th of 9
21	HistoryAbout 25 graduates a year	$24,289	$45,503	$25,445	6th of 6
22	MusicAbout 40 graduates a year	$22,315	$34,674	$23,089	4th of 4

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$76,086
Nursing$71,150
Mechanical Engineering$71,072
Computer Science$69,239
Civil Engineering$67,076

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 230 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 172 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 129 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 112 graduates a year
NursingAbout 91 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $76,086 in their first year, the most of 22 UMKC bachelor's programs that report pay.

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