Which Missouri computer and information science program has the lowest debt?

University of Missouri reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,000, with first-year pay of $72,886.

How much do computer and information science graduates earn in Missouri?

The median across 12 Missouri computer and information science bachelor's programs is $62,910 in the first year after graduating and $87,195 five years after.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) Programs in Missouri, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many computer and information science bachelor's programs are in Missouri?

12 Missouri programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 12 of them also report federal debt.

12 programs report first-year pay
12 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Missouri computer and information science bachelor's program pays its graduates $62,910 in their first year, $2,222 more than the national median. Missouri S&T reports the highest first-year pay ($76,869), and University of Missouri the lowest median debt ($21,000).

Median first-year pay$62,910National $60,688

Median pay after 5 years$87,195National $87,830

Median federal debt$25,236National $24,750

Debt-to-earnings41%National 40%

All 12 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	Missouri S&TRolla · public	$76,869	$101,982	$23,619	31%
2	Truman StateKirksville · public	$74,794	$101,211	$26,000	35%
3	University of MissouriColumbia · public	$72,886	$93,018	$21,000	29%
4	Columbia College (Missouri)Columbia · private nonprofit	$67,917	$75,640	$31,500	46%
5	Northwest Missouri StateMaryville · public	$65,444	$87,195	$22,785	35%
6	Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · private nonprofit	$64,436	$95,914	$37,250	58%
7	UMKCKansas City · public	$61,383	Not reported	$21,670	35%
8	Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles · private nonprofit	$60,752	$91,421	$31,241	51%
9	Park UniversityParkville · private nonprofit	$59,664	Not reported	$26,250	44%
10	Southeast Missouri StateCape Girardeau · public	$58,964	$84,685	$22,948	39%
11	Missouri Western StateSaint Joseph · public	$55,955	$65,401	$25,000	45%
12	Missouri StateSpringfield · public	$49,746	Not reported	$25,471	51%

Debt and first-year pay at every Missouri computer and information science 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 12 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

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 computer and information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$126,120

Median pay in Missouri. 20,020 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $72,570Top 10%: $169,340

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$159,460

Median pay in Missouri. 11,130 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $95,690Top 10%: $216,330

Computer Systems Analysts

$92,060

Median pay in Missouri. 7,730 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $59,600Top 10%: $145,590

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

$80,870

Median pay in Missouri. 5,810 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $52,190Top 10%: $129,610

Common questions

Missouri S&T in Rolla reports the highest median first-year pay, $76,869. Its median federal debt is $23,619.

Computer and Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked402 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 computer and information science bachelor'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