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Education, General master's degree outcomes at Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, MO · Private nonprofit · Federal field 1301

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$15,257 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+6%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$45,224$47,788
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
74Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
82Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$21,677

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$50,567

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$21,677Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$40,301Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE68.4%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE55.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$45,224Year 1
$50,567Year 4
$47,788Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,214
Estimated loan paymentNot available
borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$50,567 vs. $65,824

$15,257 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$65,910 median wageMO estimate · 1,140 jobs · 25-1081+2.5% projected U.S. growth · 5.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeTeaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special EducationNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 25-9042Teaching Assistants, Special EducationNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 25-9043
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Parkville, MO

Park University

$4,720 higher earnings · $645 lower annual net price

Earnings
$55,287
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$21,032
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Saint Louis, MO

Webster University

$7,208 higher earnings

Earnings
$57,775
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$27,047
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Fayette, MO

Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies

$7,076 lower annual net price

Earnings
$45,220
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$14,601
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Sacramento, CA

California State University, Sacramento

$51,877 higher earnings · $12,339 lower annual net price

Earnings
$102,444
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$9,338
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DATA QUALITY

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82 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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