Best Community programs in Missouri, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
22 schools in Missouri run programs that feed this job, graduating 489 people a year. The job pays a median of $50,180 in Missouri across about 930 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Missouri that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Missouri that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Missouri (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Missouri page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0000In Missouri → | 186 | 38.0% | 9 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 2 | CIP 30.1701In Missouri → | 117 | 23.9% | 4 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 3 | CIP 39.0701In Missouri → | 77 | 15.7% | 7 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 39.0799In Missouri → | 76 | 15.5% | 1 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 5 | CIP 19.0711In Missouri → | 17 | 3.5% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 6 | CIP 44.0201In Missouri → | 16 | 3.3% | 4 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
Top 22 schools in Missouri
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 22 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 106 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 94% | $14,126 | 12% |
| 2 | Columbia College Columbia, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 84 | Human Services, General | $37,571 | 42% | $23,247 | — |
| 3 | Ozark Christian College Joplin, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 84 | Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other | — | 64% | $17,334 | 94% |
| 4 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 48% | $26,572 | 96% |
| 5 | Urshan University Wentzville, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 38 | Human Services, General | — | 45% | $13,809 | 84% |
| 6 | Evangel University - College of Online Learning Springfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 23 | Human Services, General | — | 50% | $18,874 | 49% |
| 7 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Human Services, General | $34,931 | 21% | — | — |
| 8 | College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 64% | $8,360 | 12% |
| 9 | Mission University Springfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 44% | $22,092 | — |
| 10 | Webster University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Human Services, General | — | 64% | $25,090 | 86% |
| 11 | Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Behavioral Sciences | $30,147 | 48% | $25,407 | 69% |
| 12 | Calvary University Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | $23,330 | 52% | $13,552 | 72% |
| 13 | Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Human Services, General | $30,564 | 43% | $14,825 | — |
| 14 | Evangel University Springfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 65% | $17,881 | 72% |
| 15 | Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 58% | — | 91% |
| 16 | Central Christian College of the Bible Moberly, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 22% | $14,865 | — |
| 17 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 62% | $31,804 | 90% |
| 18 | St Charles Community College Cottleville, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Human Services, General | — | 25% | — | — |
| 19 | Urshan Graduate School of Theology Wentzville, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 75% | — | 78% |
| 22 | William Woods University Fulton, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Human Services, General | — | 47% | $22,203 | 71% |
All 22 schools in Missouri
Every school in Missouri with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | Private not-for-profit | 106 | 1 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private not-for-profit | 84 | 1 |
| Ozark Christian College | Joplin | Private not-for-profit | 84 | 2 |
| Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Kansas City | Private not-for-profit | 40 | 1 |
| Urshan University | Wentzville | Private not-for-profit | 38 | 1 |
| Evangel University - College of Online Learning | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 2 |
| Saint Louis Community College | Bridgeton | Public | 21 | 1 |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout | Private not-for-profit | 17 | 1 |
| Mission University | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | 14 | 1 |
| Webster University | Saint Louis | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 1 |
| Missouri Baptist University | Saint Louis | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 2 |
| Calvary University | Kansas City | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 1 |
| Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 2 |
| Evangel University | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield | Public | 6 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in Missouri
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. Missouri pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Missouri
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Missouri
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in Missouri.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Human Services, General, which awarded 186 degrees in Missouri in 2024-25, 38.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Human Services, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Behavioral Sciences, Human Development, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 489 people a year in Missouri.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in Missouri?+
The median is $50,180 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 11.5% below the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Missouri?+
22 institutions in Missouri reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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