University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou) is a four-year, public school located in Columbia, MO.
It offers 210 graduate programs - 77 Master's, 64 Doctorate, 65 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,681 for in-state and $32,581 for out-of-state students.
A total of 7,094 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 31,543 students at Mizzou. Mizzou offers online graduate programs and 2,371 out of 7,094 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Mizzou have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Missouri School of Law and School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Mizzou's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,681 for Missouri residents and $32,581 for out-of-state students. It offers 210 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Missouri-Columbia |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 105 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO |
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| Graduate School Students | 7,400 students
2,371 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,681
Out-of-State$32,581 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 210 Graduate Programs
77 Master's, 64 Doctorate, 69 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Missouri-Columbia
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Columbia with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Missouri residents, the tuition & fees are $13,681 and $32,581 for non-Missouri residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $525 for Missouri residents and $1,313 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $12,600 | $31,500 |
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| Fees | $1,081 | $1,081 |
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| Cost per Credit | $525 | $1,313 |
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| Books & Supplies | $950 |
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| Room & Board | $13,700 (On-Campus) / $13,700 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,558 (On-Campus) / $3,558 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,889 | $50,789 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,889 | $50,789 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,725 | $11,255 | $11,794 | $13,029 | $13,681 |
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| Out-of-State | $27,193 | $28,550 | $29,952 | $31,029 | $32,581 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Missouri-Columbia offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 210 major areas - 77 Master's (33 online programs), 64 Doctorate (4 online programs), 65 Post-Bachelor's (43 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 1,544 students have been conferred Master's degree and 879 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
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 |
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| Total | 1,544 | 879 | 543 | 87 |
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| Men | 604 | 301 | 230 | 15 |
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| Women | 940 | 578 | 313 | 72 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 3 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Mizzou graduate schools have a total of 7,400 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,765 male and 4,635 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 4,305 full-time and 3,095 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,371 students enrolled through online exclusively and 936 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 4,900 White, 427 Black, and 248 Asian students are attending at University of Missouri-Columbia. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
189 grad students are younger than 22 and 959 students are older than 65. It has 4,311 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,635 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 7,400 |
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| Men | 2,765 |
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| Women | 4,635 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 7,400 |
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| Full-time Students | 4,305 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,095 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 7,400 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 17 |
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| Asian | 248 |
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| Black | 427 |
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| Hispanic | 326 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 4,900 |
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| Two or more races | 196 |
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| Un-Known | 128 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 7,400 |
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| 21 & Under | 189 |
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| 22-24 | 2,175 |
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| 25-29 | 2,136 |
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| 30-34 | 1,036 |
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| 35-39 | 599 |
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| 40 & Over | 959 |
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Online Population
At University of Missouri-Columbia graduate schools, 2,371 students enrolled online exclusively and 936 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 7,094 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,371 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 936 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,787 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,371 |
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| Missouri Resident | 1,405 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 893 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 65 |
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