Graduate Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City

Graduate School Overview

University of Missouri-Kansas City (referred to as Missouri-Kansas City) is a Public, 4 years school located in Kansas City, MO.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1938 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Missouri-Kansas City Directory Information
School Name	University of Missouri-Kansas City (Missouri-Kansas City)
Address	5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone	816-235-1000
Web	https://www.umkc.edu
Online Application	https://www.umkc.edu/admissions/apply/index.html
Financial Info	https://finaid.umkc.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri-Kansas City is $13,072 for Missouri residents and $30,760 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,524 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,703 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 159 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 21 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,760 $13,072 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	5,524
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	159 graduate programs (21 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Missouri-Kansas City is $13,072 for Missouri residents and $30,760 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $444 for Missouri residents and $1,147 for out-of-state students.

Missouri-Kansas City offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Missouri Residents	$13,072
Out-of-State	$30,760
Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri Residents	$444
Out-of-State	$1,147

Missouri-Kansas City 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)	21 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) 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 Missouri-Kansas City is $13,072 for Missouri residents and $30,760 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.23% 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	$9,238	$1,367	$23,849	$1,367
2019-2020	$9,542	$1,464	$24,636	$1,464
2020-2021	$9,761	$1,497	$25,202	$1,497
2021-2022	$10,152	$1,593	$26,210	$1,593
2022-2023	$10,660	$1,710	$27,521	$1,710
2023-2024	$11,712	$1,360	$29,400	$1,360

The graduate school tuition & fees of Missouri-Kansas City is expensive 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 Missouri-Kansas City	$13,072	$30,760
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 $17,434 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Missouri-Kansas City.

On-campus living costs are increased by 1.78% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,374. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.04% 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	$11,498	$3,514	$10,314	$4,226
2019-2020	$11,796	$3,848	$10,626	$4,552
2020-2021	$11,748	$3,556	$10,714	$4,230
2021-2022	$11,992	$3,994	$11,748	$4,454
2022-2023	$12,262	$4,222	$12,270	$4,736
2023-2024	$12,118	$4,660	$13,058	$5,316

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $469 for Missouri residents and $1,207 for other students at University of Missouri-Kansas City. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.23% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$385	$994
2019-2020	$398	$1,027
2020-2021	$407	$1,050
2021-2022	$423	$1,092
2022-2023	$444	$1,147
2023-2024	$469	$1,207

The law school tuition at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $23,053 for Missouri residents and $29,053 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $30,764 for Missouri residents and $58,836 for out-of-state students.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school and medical school at Missouri-Kansas City.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Missouri-Kansas City
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$38,407	$2,024	$76,545	$2,024
Medicine	$28,073	$2,691	$56,145	$2,691
Pharmacy	$27,761	$1,990	$61,038	$1,990
Law	$21,063	$1,990	$27,063	$1,990

Graduate Programs at Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers 105 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 1,773 students have completed their study at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Offered Degrees at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	55	2	1,042
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	10	2	136
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	481
Post Bachelor's Degree	15	4	30
Post Master's Degree	21	8	84
Total	105	16	1,773

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Analytics program with 23 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 212 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 147 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Analytics	✕	23	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	10	-
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	✕	10	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	-
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	✔	7	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	212	-
Computer Science	✕	196	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	121	$97,300
Social Work	✕	41	$41,500
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	37	$43,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	147	-
Law	✕	125	-
Dentistry	✕	109	-
Medicine	✕	100	-
Nursing Practice	✔	39	-

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers 105 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,773 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,042 students have earned/completed Master's program.
481 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
30 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
84 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	196 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	196	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	103 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	37	$43,900
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	14	$40,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	30	$38,000
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	-	-
Civil Engineering	✕	7	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	20	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	27	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	-	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	-	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	9	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	12 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Creative Writing	✕	6	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	9	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	10	-
Biostatistics	✕	7	-
Bioinformatics	✕	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	14	-
Statistics	✕	14	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Environmental Geosciences	✕	5	-
Data Science, General	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Psychology	✕	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	25	$46,700
Social Work	✕	41	$41,500
Social Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Criminology	✕	6	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	15	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	13	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	✕	8	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	3	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	6	-
Music	✕	8	$32,000
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	2	-
Music Performance	✕	22	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	3	-
Conducting	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	169 completers	-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology	✕	3	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	6	-
Anesthesiologist Assistant	✕	16	-
Physician Assistant	✕	16	-
Health Professions Education	✕	7	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	121	$97,300
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	254 completers	$69,900
Business Administration and Management	✔	212	-
Accounting	✕	32	$56,800
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	✕	-	-
Finance	✕	5	$64,900
Real Estate	✕	5	-
History [+]	✕	6 completers	-
History	✕	6	-
	Total	1,042

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	7	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	12	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	3	-
Conducting	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	46 completers	-
Nursing Science	✔	7	-
Nursing Practice	✔	39	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	✕	3	-
	Total	136

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	125 completers	-
Law	✕	125	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	356 completers	-
Dentistry	✕	109	-
Medicine	✕	100	-
Pharmacy	✕	147	-
	Total	481

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	-	-
Real Estate	✕	-	-
	Total	30

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (2 completers)	14 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	2	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	8	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health Professions Education	✕	1	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	84

Graduate Student Population at Missouri-Kansas City

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,524 students enrolled into University of Missouri-Kansas City graduate schools where it has total 15,703 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,535 full-time and 1,989 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,518 male and 3,006 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	5,524	2,518	3,006
Full-time	3,535	1,718	1,817
Part-tme	1,989	800	1,189

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

There are 2,759 White (49.95%), 326 Black/African American (5.90%), 271 Hispanic (4.91%), 468 Asian (8.47%), and 1,700 students with other races. 1,443 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,524	2,518	3,006
American Indian/Native American	17	6	11
Asian	468	181	287
Black/African American	326	123	203
Hispanic	271	102	169
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	3	3
White	2,759	1,101	1,658
Two More	147	49	98
Un-Known	87	42	45
Non-resident Alien	1,443	911	532

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 757 graduate students (13.70% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 802 graduate students (14.52% 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	5,524
Enrolled Online Exclusively	757
Enrolled Some Online Courses	802
Not in Online Courses	3,965

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2,427 students are aged 20 to 24 (43.94% of total students), 6 students are aged below 20 (0.11%), 161 students are aged above 50 (2.91%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,524	2,518	3,006
Age 18-19	6	2	4
Age 20-21	313	121	192
Age 22-24	2,114	1,013	1,101
Age 25-29	1,551	752	799
Age 30-34	657	289	368
Age 35-39	375	155	220
Age 40-49	347	126	221
Age 50-64	141	55	86
Over 64	20	5	15

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