Graduate Programs at University of Central Missouri

Graduate School Overview

University of Central Missouri (referred to as Central Missouri) is a Public, 4 years school located in Warrensburg, MO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Central Missouri Directory Information
School Name	University of Central Missouri (Central Missouri)
Address	108 W South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone	660-543-4111
Web	https://www.ucmo.edu
Online Application	https://www.ucmo.edu/future-students/apply-to-ucm
Financial Info	https://www.ucmo.edu/offices/student-financial-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Central Missouri is $9,954 for Missouri residents and $18,498 for out-of-state students. The school has 4,292 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,637 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 169 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 22 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,498 $9,954 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	4,292
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	169 graduate programs (22 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Central Missouri is $9,954 for Missouri residents and $18,498 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $339 for Missouri residents and $678 for out-of-state students.

Central Missouri offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$9,954
Out-of-State	$18,498
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$339
Out-of-State	$678

Central Missouri offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	22 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Central Missouri is $9,954 for Missouri residents and $18,498 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.85% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,164	$903	$14,328	$903
2019-2020	$7,524	$915	$15,048	$915
2020-2021	$7,608	$1,178	$15,216	$1,178
2021-2022	$7,836	$1,320	$15,672	$1,320
2022-2023	$8,136	$1,370	$16,272	$1,370
2023-2024	$8,544	$1,410	$17,088	$1,410

The graduate school tuition & fees of Central Missouri is average compared to public graduate schools in Missouri. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,796 (public) / $14,617 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Central Missouri	$9,954	$18,498
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,632	$15,696
Public	$10,049	$17,796
Private	$14,617

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $12,814 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Central Missouri.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.56% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,814. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.56% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,830	$2,450	$8,830	$2,450
2019-2020	$8,962	$2,450	$8,962	$2,450
2020-2021	$9,196	$2,464	$9,196	$2,464
2021-2022	$9,358	$2,513	$9,358	$2,513
2022-2023	$9,699	$2,556	$9,699	$2,556
2023-2024	$10,206	$2,608	$10,206	$2,608

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $355 for Missouri residents and $711 for other students at University of Central Missouri. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.87% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$329	$627
2019-2020	$344	$658
2020-2021	$317	$634
2021-2022	$327	$653
2022-2023	$339	$678
2023-2024	$355	$711

Graduate Programs at Central Missouri

University of Central Missouri offers 70 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 946 students have completed their study at University of Central Missouri.

Offered Degrees at University of Central Missouri
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	47	15	828
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	0	24
Post Master's Degree	8	1	94
Total	70	16	946

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Central Missouri by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education (other) program with 44 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Computer Science program with 202 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Central Missouri
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✔	44	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	39	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	11	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✔	9	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Central Missouri
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	202	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	51	-
Information Technology	✕	50	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	35	$43,600
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	$52,900

University of Central Missouri offers 70 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 946 students have completed their graduate studies.

828 students have earned/completed Master's program.
24 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
94 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	-	-
Environmental Studies	✕	-	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✔	21	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	306 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	50	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	34	-
Computer Science	✕	202	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	20	-
Education [+]	✔ (6 completers)	193 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	35	$43,600
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	3	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	23	$44,100
Special Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	18	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	23	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	6	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✔	11	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	21	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	7	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✔	19	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	14	$33,600
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Industrial Engineering	✔	14	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	35 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✔	13	-
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	✔	22	$67,800
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Human Nutrition	✕	2	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	15	-
Library Science [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✔	26	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	4	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	9	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	12	-
Psychology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Psychology	✕	5	-
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)	✕	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	$39,800
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	12	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Sociology	✕	-	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✔	15	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	-	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	80 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	29	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	51	-
Business [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	35	$52,900
Accounting	✕	18	$52,500
Actuarial Science	✕	-	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	828

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	4	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	3	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Gerontology	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
	Total	24

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	94 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	39	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	11	-
Education (other)	✔	44	-
Library Science [+]	✕	-	-
Library and Information Science	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	-	-
Mathematics	✕	-	-
	Total	94

Graduate Student Population at Central Missouri

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,292 students enrolled into University of Central Missouri graduate schools where it has total 11,637 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,918 full-time and 2,374 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,050 male and 2,242 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,292	2,050	2,242
Full-time	1,918	1,058	860
Part-tme	2,374	992	1,382

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,359 White (31.66%), 116 Black/African American (2.70%), 66 Hispanic (1.54%), 26 Asian (0.61%), and 2,725 students with other races. 2,639 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,292	2,050	2,242
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	26	8	18
Black/African American	116	41	75
Hispanic	66	32	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,359	364	995
Two More	73	18	55
Un-Known	11	3	8
Non-resident Alien	2,639	1,583	1,056

University of Central Missouri offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 705 graduate students (16.43% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 645 graduate students (15.03% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	4,292
Enrolled Online Exclusively	705
Enrolled Some Online Courses	645
Not in Online Courses	2,942

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Central Missouri. 1,703 students are aged 20 to 24 (39.68% of total students), 113 students are aged above 50 (2.63%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Central Missouri.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,292	2,050	2,242
Age 20-21	111	56	55
Age 22-24	1,592	866	726
Age 25-29	1,507	785	722
Age 30-34	425	142	283
Age 35-39	248	82	166
Age 40-49	289	80	209
Age 50-64	108	35	73
Over 64	5	2	3
Age Un-Known	7	2	5

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