Graduate Programs | Columbia College

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,200 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $476.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$9,200
Cost per Credit	$476
Books & Supplies	$480
Room & Board	$8,874 (On-Campus) / $8,874 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,248 (On-Campus) / $5,280 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$23,802
Off-Campus Total	$23,834

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$8,602	$8,584	$8,442	$8,826	$9,200

Graduate Program Overview

Columbia College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Columbia, Missouri. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,200.

It offers five (5) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Columbia College
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	1001 Rogers Street, Columbia, MO
Graduate School Students	414 students 308 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$9,200
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 5 Graduate Programs 5 Master's

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Columbia College offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 5 major areas - 5 Master's (2 online programs). The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	184	-	-	-
Men	71	-	-	-
Women	113	-	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Commerce	120^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,765 students enrolled in Columbia College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 414 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 153 male and 261 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 81 full-time and 333 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 308 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 28 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	414
Men Students	153
Women Students	261

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	414
Full-time Students	81
Part-time Students	333

By race/ethnicity 263 White, 68 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Columbia College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	414
Asian	7
Black	68
Hispanic	27
White	263
Two or more races	18
Un-Known	2

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Columbia College, 308 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 28 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	371
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	308
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	28
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	35

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	308
Missouri Resident	134
Other State In U.S.	172
Outside of U.S.	2

Graduate School Tuition at Columbia College