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University of Missouri-Kansas City Graduate Schools

University of Missouri-Kansas City (referred to as Missouri-Kansas City) is a Public, 4 years school located in Kansas City, MO. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $12,370 for Missouri residents and $29,231 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,524 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 15,703 including undergraduate students.
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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. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1938 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Missouri-Kansas City Directory Information
School NameUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City (Missouri-Kansas City)
Address5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone816-235-1000
Webhttps://www.umkc.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.umkc.edu/admissions/apply/index.html
Financial Infohttps://finaid.umkc.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $12,370 for Missouri residents and $29,231 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 171 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$29,231
$12,370 for Missouri Residents
Student Population5,524
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs171 graduate programs
(9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $12,370 for Missouri residents and $29,231 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $446 for Missouri residents and $1,148 for out-of-state students.
University of Missouri-Kansas City offers the alternative tuition plans.
University of 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)9 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 $12,370 for Missouri residents and $29,231 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.14% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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
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 $19,603 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $17,382 (public) / $14,067 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
University of Missouri-Kansas City$12,370$29,231
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
Missouri Graduate Schools$12,522$15,239
Public$9,435$17,382
Private$14,067
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,998 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Missouri-Kansas City. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.12% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $17,006. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.96% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $446 for Missouri residents and $1,148 for other students at University of Missouri-Kansas City. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.13% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Missouri ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$385$994
2019-2020$398$1,027
2020-2021$407$1,050
2021-2022$423$1,092
2022-2023$446$1,148

Graduate Programs at Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers 116 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, 1,805 students have completed their study at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Offered Degrees at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree6221,102
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship111135
Doctor's degree - other40480
Post Bachelor's Degree14114
Post Master's Degree25274
Total11661,805
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 Educational Leadership and Administration program with 18 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 179 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 145 completers.
University of Missouri-Kansas City offers 116 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,805 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,102 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 480 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 14 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 74 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 135 completers-
Computer Science✕135-
Education [+] ✕ 127 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕41$43,900
Educational Leadership and Administration✕16$40,900
Educational Evaluation and Research✕1-
Special Education and Teaching✕1-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕49$38,000
Secondary Education and Teaching✕8-
Music Teacher Education✕10-
Reading Teacher Education✕1-
Engineering [+] ✕ 80 completers-
Civil Engineering✕21-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕41-
Mechanical Engineering✕18-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕2-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✕15-
Tax Law/Taxation✕8-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 17 completers-
English Language and Literature✕11-
Creative Writing✕6-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕2-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕7-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕4-
Biostatistics✕7-
Bioinformatics✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Mathematics✕3-
Financial Mathematics✕0-
Statistics✕4-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Environmental Geosciences✕6-
Data Science, General✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Chemistry✕5-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕4-
Physics✕3-
Psychology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Psychology✕8-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕2-
Human Services [+] ✕ 73 completers-
Public Administration✕33$46,700
Social Work✕40$41,500
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Criminology✕7-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕10-
Political Science and Government✕1-
Sociology✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 78 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2$28,100
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕10-
Directing and Theatrical Production✕8-
Fine/Studio Arts✕1-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕6-
Music✕6$32,000
Music History, Literature, and Theory✕4-
Music Performance✕27-
Music Theory and Composition✕11-
Conducting✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 203 completers-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology✕3-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✔2-
Anesthesiologist Assistant✕10-
Physician Assistant✕18-
Health Professions Education✕2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕168$97,300
Business [+] ✔ (1 completers) 278 completers$69,900
Business/Commerce✕25$69,900
Business Administration and Management✔179-
Accounting✕45$56,800
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✕0-
Finance✕24$64,900
Real Estate✕5-
History [+] ✕ 12 completers-
History✕12-
Total1,102
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Education✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕7-
Psychology [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Psychology✕6-
Counseling Psychology✕9-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Music Performance✕12-
Music Theory and Composition✕1-
Conducting✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 52 completers-
Nursing Science✕5-
Nursing Practice✔47-
Business [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✕2-
Total135
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 121 completers-
Law✕121-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 359 completers-
Dentistry✕110-
Medicine✕104-
Pharmacy✕145-
Total480
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Disability Studies✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 6 completers-
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching✕5-
Reading Teacher Education✕1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Biostatistics✕1-
Bioinformatics✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Gerontology✕0-
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕0-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕2-
Business Analytics✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Public Administration✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Music Performance✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 0 completers-
Medical Scientist✔0-
Health Professions Education✕0-
Total14
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕0-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 18 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕9-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕1-
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching✕2-
Reading Teacher Education✔6-
Psychology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Educational Psychology✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕1-
Urban Studies/Affairs✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Music Performance✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 36 completers-
Advanced General Dentistry✕0-
Endodontics/Endodontology✕2-
Orthodontics/Orthodontology✕3-
Periodontics/Periodontology✕0-
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)✕4-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕0-
Nursing Education✕1-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕5-
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing✕4-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing✕4-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔13-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing✕0-
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Business Statistics✕11-
Construction Management✕2-
Total74

Graduate Student Population at Missouri-Kansas City

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,305 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 3,276 full-time and 2,029 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,308 male and 2,997 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3052,3082,997
Full-time3,2761,5321,744
Part-tme2,0297761,253
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 2,971 White (56.00%), 355 Black/African American (6.69%), 245 Hispanic (4.62%), 483 Asian (9.10%), and 1,251 students with other races. 977 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3052,3082,997
American Indian/Native American13211
Asian483185298
Black/African American355124231
Hispanic24599146
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander523
White2,9711,1641,807
Two More1515992
Un-Known1054956
Non-resident Alien977624353
University of Missouri-Kansas City offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,119 graduate students (21.09% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,168 graduate students (22.02% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total5,305
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,119
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,168
Not in Online Courses3,018
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2,133 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.21% of total students), 4 students are aged below 20 (0.08%), 159 students are aged above 50 (3.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3052,3082,997
Age 18-19404
Age 20-2128595190
Age 22-241,848857991
Age 25-291,511667844
Age 30-34721320401
Age 35-39415175240
Age 40-49362138224
Age 50-641425290
Over 6417413

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