Which Missouri business administration program has the lowest debt?

Crowder College reports the lowest median federal debt, $7,925, with first-year pay of $25,875.

How much do business administration graduates earn in Missouri?

The median across 6 Missouri business administration associate's programs is $32,506 in the first year after graduating and $39,536 five years after.

How many business administration associate's programs are in Missouri?

6 Missouri programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Associate's) Programs in Missouri, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Associate's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Missouri business administration associate's program pays its graduates $32,506 in their first year, $2,109 less than the national median. Park University reports the highest first-year pay ($56,359), and Crowder College the lowest median debt ($7,925).

Median first-year pay$32,506National $34,615

Median pay after 5 years$39,536National $44,516

Median federal debt$12,586National $13,418

Debt-to-earnings34%National 38%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Park UniversityParkville · private nonprofit	$56,359	Not reported	$14,700	26%
2	Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City · public	$38,554	$45,924	$13,171	34%
3	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield · public	$34,644	Not reported	$13,274	38%
4	State Technical College of MissouriLinn · public	$30,368	Not reported	$10,000	33%
5	State Fair Community CollegeSedalia · public	$26,944	$39,536	$10,343	38%
6	Crowder CollegeNeosho · public	$25,875	$39,368	$7,925	31%

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Missouri business administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Missouri medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Park University$56,359
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City$38,554
Ozarks Technical Community College$34,644
State Technical College of Missouri$30,368
State Fair Community College$26,944

Lowest median debt

Crowder College$7,925
State Technical College of Missouri$10,000
State Fair Community College$10,343
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City$13,171
Ozarks Technical Community College$13,274

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$79,300

Median pay in Missouri. 109,020 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $42,460Top 10%: $188,820

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$63,050

Median pay in Missouri. 22,360 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $42,090Top 10%: $100,300

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,860

Median pay in Missouri. 19,160 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $33,300Top 10%: $73,590

Project Management Specialists

$94,660

Median pay in Missouri. 21,460 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $56,660Top 10%: $157,650

Common questions

Park University in Parkville reports the highest median first-year pay, $56,359. Its median federal debt is $14,700.

Business Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked337 programs by pay and debt Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Missouri, ranked25 programs by pay and 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.
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.
Medians are across the business administration associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024