Best Psychologist, All Other programs in Missouri, ranked by enrollment
All psychologists not listed.
43 schools in Missouri run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,225 people a year. The job pays a median of $134,890 in Missouri across about 250 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.
16 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 42.0101In Missouri → | 1,921 | 59.6% | 38 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 2 | CIP 45.0401In Missouri → | 344 | 10.7% | 11 | $37,366 | $25,000 |
| 3 | CIP 42.2707In Missouri → | 146 | 4.5% | 4 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 4 | CIP 42.2704In Missouri → | 139 | 4.3% | 3 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 5 | CIP 30.1701In Missouri → | 117 | 3.6% | 4 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 6 | CIP 19.0706In Missouri → | 111 | 3.4% | 7 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 7 | CIP 42.2799In Missouri → | 103 | 3.2% | 4 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 8 | CIP 42.2814In Missouri → | 80 | 2.5% | 8 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 9 | CIP 42.2810In Missouri → | 79 | 2.4% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 10 | CIP 42.2812In Missouri → | 52 | 1.6% | 4 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 11 | CIP 42.2701In Missouri → | 45 | 1.4% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 12 | Psychology, Othermain feeder CIP 42.9999In Missouri → | 23 | 0.7% | 3 | $36,890 | $18,200 |
| 13 | CIP 42.2806In Missouri → | 22 | 0.7% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 14 | CIP 42.2706In Missouri → | 19 | 0.6% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 15 | CIP 19.0711In Missouri → | 17 | 0.5% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 16 | CIP 42.2813In Missouri → | 7 | 0.2% | 3 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
Top 25 schools in Missouri
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 28 of the 43 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO Public · 5 feeder programs | 482 | Psychology, General | $33,794 | 75% | — | 78% |
| 2 | Missouri State University - Springfield Springfield, MO Public · 5 feeder programs | 439 | Psychology, General | $29,487 | 58% | — | 91% |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 315 | Experimental Psychology | $37,377 | 94% | $14,126 | 12% |
| 4 | University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO Public · 6 feeder programs | 234 | Psychology, General | $31,663 | 57% | — | 63% |
| 5 | University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO Public · 2 feeder programs | 172 | Psychology, General | $32,224 | 55% | — | 72% |
| 6 | Park University Parkville, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 154 | Social Psychology | $40,313 | 38% | $16,013 | — |
| 7 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 137 | Psychology, General | $25,204 | 66% | $24,921 | 95% |
| 8 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO Public · 2 feeder programs | 117 | Psychology, General | $30,477 | 58% | — | 74% |
| 9 | Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO Public · 4 feeder programs | 115 | Psychology, General | $34,226 | 54% | — | 86% |
| 10 | Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 101 | Psychology, General | $34,295 | 80% | $24,886 | 75% |
| 11 | Columbia College Columbia, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 90 | Psychology, General | $35,685 | 42% | $23,247 | — |
| 12 | University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO Public · 3 feeder programs | 90 | Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | $34,822 | 54% | — | 64% |
| 13 | Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 76 | Psychology, General | $28,934 | 49% | $17,436 | 57% |
| 14 | Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO Public · 3 feeder programs | 67 | Psychology, General | $34,647 | 42% | — | 97% |
| 15 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO Public · 2 feeder programs | 51 | Psychology, General | — | 33% | — | — |
| 16 | Avila University Kansas City, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 45 | Psychology, General | $36,957 | 52% | $16,721 | 88% |
| 17 | Truman State University Kirksville, MO Public · 2 feeder programs | 44 | Psychology, General | — | 69% | — | 84% |
| 18 | Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 37 | Psychology, General | $31,368 | 48% | $25,407 | 69% |
| 19 | College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 34 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 64% | $8,360 | 12% |
| 20 | Webster University Saint Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 33 | Psychology, General | — | 64% | $25,090 | 86% |
| 21 | Central Methodist University - College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 32 | Psychology, General | $36,323 | 0% | $14,535 | 88% |
| 22 | Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 30 | Psychology, General | $34,095 | 43% | $14,825 | — |
| 23 | Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO Public · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Psychology, General | $30,079 | 39% | — | — |
| 24 | Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO Public · 3 feeder programs | 29 | Psychology, General | — | 64% | — | 73% |
| 25 | William Jewell College Liberty, MO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Psychology, General | $31,232 | 68% | $14,072 | 38% |
All 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia | Public | 482 | 5 |
| Missouri State University - Springfield | Springfield | Public | 439 | 5 |
| Washington University in St Louis | St. Louis | Private not-for-profit | 315 | 7 |
| University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis | Public | 234 | 6 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City | Public | 172 | 2 |
| Park University | Parkville | Private not-for-profit | 154 | 2 |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | Saint Louis | Private not-for-profit | 137 | 4 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau | Public | 117 | 2 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville | Public | 115 | 4 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | Private not-for-profit | 101 | 3 |
| Columbia College | Columbia | Private not-for-profit | 90 | 2 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | Public | 90 | 3 |
| Lindenwood University | Saint Charles | Private not-for-profit | 76 | 2 |
| Missouri Southern State University | Joplin | Public | 67 | 3 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 51 | 2 |
What psychologists, all other earn in Missouri
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $110,840. Missouri pays above 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 Psychologists, All Other page.
How to become a Psychologist, All Other
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
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 25 majors mapped to Psychologists, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0702Adult Development and Aging
- 19.0706Child Development
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 42.0101Psychology, General
- 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
- 42.2702Comparative Psychology
- 42.2704Experimental Psychology
- 42.2705Personality Psychology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 42.2707Social Psychology
- 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
- 42.2709Psychopharmacology
- 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
- 42.2802Community Psychology
- 42.2806Educational Psychology
- 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
- 42.2808Environmental Psychology
- 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
- 42.2811Family Psychology
- 42.2812Forensic Psychology
- 42.2813Applied Psychology
- 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
- 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
- 42.2816Somatic Psychology(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing psychologists, all other programs in Missouri.
What degree do you need to become a Psychologist, All Other?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 1,921 degrees in Missouri in 2024-25, 59.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychologist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 16 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Research and Experimental Psychology, Criminology, Clinical, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 3,225 people a year in Missouri.
How much do psychologists, all other earn in Missouri?+
The median is $134,890 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 21.7% above the U.S. median of $110,840. 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 psychologists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Missouri?+
43 institutions in Missouri reported graduates from at least one of the 16 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.
What other job titles do psychologists, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3039.
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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