Which Missouri finance program has the lowest debt?

Columbia College (Missouri) reports the lowest median federal debt, $18,980, with first-year pay of $56,104.

How much do finance graduates earn in Missouri?

The median across 9 Missouri finance bachelor's programs is $49,785 in the first year after graduating and $67,159 five years after.

How many finance bachelor's programs are in Missouri?

9 Missouri programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Finance (Bachelor's) Programs in Missouri, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Missouri finance bachelor's program pays its graduates $49,785 in their first year, $3,588 less than the national median. WashU reports the highest first-year pay ($102,814), and Columbia College (Missouri) the lowest median debt ($18,980).

Median first-year pay$49,785National $53,373

Median pay after 5 years$67,159National $77,457

Median federal debt$21,476National $23,250

Debt-to-earnings46%National 44%

All 9 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	WashUSt. Louis · private nonprofit	$102,814	$190,811	$19,250	19%
2	Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis · private nonprofit	$60,055	Not reported	$21,268	35%
3	Columbia College (Missouri)Columbia · private nonprofit	$56,104	$61,765	$18,980	34%
4	Missouri StateSpringfield · public	$50,486	$75,211	$24,750	49%
5	University of Central MissouriWarrensburg · public	$49,785	$60,813	$22,989	46%
6	Missouri Western StateSaint Joseph · public	$47,265	Not reported	$21,361	45%
7	Southeast Missouri StateCape Girardeau · public	$46,736	$92,092	$21,591	46%
8	Northwest Missouri StateMaryville · public	$45,810	$67,786	Not reported	Not reported
9	Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles · private nonprofit	$45,011	$64,201	$26,778	59%

Northwest Missouri State reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Missouri finance 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 8 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 finance, 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

Financial Managers

$143,460

Median pay in Missouri. 13,330 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $86,950Top 10%: $273,420

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

$78,500

Median pay in Missouri. 8,770 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 35,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,620Top 10%: $194,070

Financial and Investment Analysts

$98,420

Median pay in Missouri. 4,430 people work in this job in Missouri. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,500Top 10%: $160,540

Common questions

WashU in St. Louis reports the highest median first-year pay, $102,814. Its median federal debt is $19,250.

Finance (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked407 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 finance 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