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. 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 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 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $11,745 for Missouri residents and $27,803 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,120 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,147 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 132 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$27,803 $11,745 for Missouri Residents
Student Population	5,120
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	132 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $11,745 for Missouri residents and $27,803 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $423 for Missouri residents and $1,092 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)	1 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

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Missouri-Kansas City is $11,745 for Missouri residents and $27,803 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.13% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$9,048	$1,339	$23,067	$1,339
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

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 $19,204 and the Missouri graduate tuition is $16,815 (public) / $13,711 (private).

The next 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	$11,745	$27,803
All Graduate Schools	$15,958	$19,204
Public	$11,320	$20,434
Private	$19,234
Missouri Graduate Schools	$12,458	$14,867
Public	$9,149	$16,815
Private	$13,711

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $16,446 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 4.46% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,202. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.42% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$11,026	$3,490	$9,922	$4,210
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

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $423 for Missouri residents and $1,092 for other students at University of Missouri-Kansas City. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.00% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Missouri Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$377	$973
2018-2019	$385	$994
2019-2020	$398	$1,027
2020-2021	$407	$1,050
2021-2022	$423	$1,092

The law school tuition at University of Missouri-Kansas City is $21,195 for Missouri residents and $40,188 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $27,317 for Missouri residents and $52,270 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2021-2022 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of Missouri-Kansas City
	Missouri Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$36,578	$1,725	$72,900	$1,725
Medicine	$24,954	$2,363	$49,907	$2,363
Pharmacy	$25,824	$1,692	$56,780	$1,692
Law	$19,503	$1,692	$38,496	$1,692

Graduate Programs at Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers 110 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, 1,584 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	60	3	892
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	12	1	138
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	477
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	1
Post Master's Degree	32	9	76
Total	110	13	1,584

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 Computer Science program with 178 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 149 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	12	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer Science	✕	178	-
Computer Science	✕	144	-
Business/Commerce	✕	134	$69,900
Computer Science	✕	121	-
Business/Commerce	✕	118	$69,900

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	149	-
Law	✕	137	-
Pharmacy	✕	136	-
Pharmacy	✕	134	-
Law	✕	131	-

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers 110 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,584 students have completed their graduate studies.

892 students have earned/completed Master's program.
477 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
76 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 [+]	✕	144 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	144	-
Education [+]	✕	114 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	15	$43,900
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	36	$40,900
Educational Evaluation and Research	✕	7	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	31	$38,000
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	11	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	5	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Engineering [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	21	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	46	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	15	-
Electrical and Computer Engineering	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	2	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	13	-
Tax Law/Taxation	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	10 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Creative Writing	✕	8	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	0	-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)	✕	8	-
Biostatistics	✕	7	-
Bioinformatics	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Statistics	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Geosciences	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	2	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	✕	6	-
Physics	✕	12	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	8	-
Human Services [+]	✕	79 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	28	$46,700
Social Work	✕	51	$41,500
Social Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	9	-
Political Science and Government	✕	7	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	85 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	5	$28,100
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	10	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	✕	0	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	4	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	5	-
Music	✕	8	$32,000
Music History, Literature, and Theory	✕	4	-
Music Performance	✕	42	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	5	-
Conducting	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	120 completers	-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology	✕	4	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✔	3	-
Anesthesiologist Assistant	✕	12	-
Physician Assistant	✕	21	-
Health Professions Education	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	80	$97,300
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	165 completers	$69,900
Business/Commerce	✕	118	$69,900
Business Administration and Management	✔	0	-
Accounting	✕	31	$56,800
Finance	✕	16	$64,900
Real Estate	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	892

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Education	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	44	-
Psychology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	11	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	4	-
Conducting	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	63 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	0	$168,400
Nursing Science	✕	10	-
Nursing Practice	✕	53	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	138

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	127 completers	-
Law	✕	127	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	350 completers	-
Dentistry	✕	104	-
Medicine	✕	112	-
Pharmacy	✕	134	-
	Total	477

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
African-American/Black Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	34 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	18	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	10	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Engineering [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biostatistics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Gerontology	✕	1	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✕	0	-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Educational Psychology	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	9	-
Urban Studies/Affairs	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	6	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (8 completers)	21 completers	-
Advanced General Dentistry	✕	0	-
Endodontics/Endodontology	✕	2	-
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	✕	3	-
Periodontics/Periodontology	✕	2	-
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)	✕	4	-
Medical Scientist	✔	0	-
Health Professions Education	✕	0	-
	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	1	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	7	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Statistics	✕	0	-
Construction Management	✕	0	-
	Total	76

Graduate Student Population at Missouri-Kansas City

For academic year 2021-2022, total 5,120 students enrolled into University of Missouri-Kansas City graduate schools where it has total 16,147 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,868 full-time and 2,252 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,141 male and 2,979 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	5,120	2,141	2,979
Full-time	2,868	1,259	1,609
Part-tme	2,252	882	1,370

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

There are 3,126 White (61.05%), 382 Black/African American (7.46%), 260 Hispanic (5.08%), 486 Asian (9.49%), and 866 students with other races. 546 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,120	2,141	2,979
American Indian/Native American	16	7	9
Asian	486	191	295
Black/African American	382	138	244
Hispanic	260	113	147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	3,126	1,232	1,894
Two More	140	59	81
Un-Known	161	80	81
Non-resident Alien	546	319	227

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,847 graduate students (36.07% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,556 graduate students (30.39% 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	5,120
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,847
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,556
Not in Online Courses	1,717

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Missouri-Kansas City. 1,803 students are aged 20 to 24 (35.21% of total students), 9 students are aged below 20 (0.18%), 192 students are aged above 50 (3.75%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,120	2,141	2,979
Age 18-19	9	4	5
Age 20-21	264	94	170
Age 22-24	1,539	620	919
Age 25-29	1,563	678	885
Age 30-34	769	346	423
Age 35-39	409	185	224
Age 40-49	375	146	229
Age 50-64	176	61	115
Over 64	16	7	9