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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Missouri-Kansas City 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 $13,072 and $30,760 for non-Missouri residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $469 for Missouri residents and $1,207 for out-of-state students.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,712$29,400
Fees$1,360$1,360
Cost per Credit$469$1,207
Books & Supplies$800
Room & Board$12,118 (On-Campus) / $13,058 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,660 (On-Campus) / $5,316 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,650$48,338
Off-Campus Total$32,246$49,934
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$11,006$11,258$11,745$12,370$13,072
Out-of-State$26,100$26,699$27,803$29,231$30,760

Graduate Program Overview

University of Missouri-Kansas City is a four-years, public school located in Kansas City, 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 $13,072 for Missouri residents and $30,760 for out-of-state students.
It offers 105 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City
TypeFour-years, Public
Address5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO
Graduate School Students5,305 students
757 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,072
Out-of-State$30,760
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 105 Graduate Programs
55 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 36 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 105 major areas - 55 Master's (2 online programs), 14 Doctorate (2 online programs), 15 Post-Bachelor'(4 online programs), 21 Post-Master'(8 online programs). 1,042 students have been conferred Master's degree and 617 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,0426173084
Men4562621029
Women5863552055
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Disability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED 2 -ONLINE
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Historic Preservation and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration- NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- - 1 -
Fine and Studio Arts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Real Estate- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science196 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Educational Leadership and Administration14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Special Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Secondary Education and Teaching12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education1ONLINE NOT OFFERED - -ONLINE
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Computer Engineering27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Statistics14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Geosciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration25 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Social Work41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Directing and Theatrical Production8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music History, Literature, and Theory2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Performance22 - - -
Music Theory and Composition3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Conducting2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anesthesiologist Assistant16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Professions Education7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse121 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management212ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real Estate5 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Educational Leadership and Administration- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Reading Teacher Education-ONLINE NOT OFFERED - 3ONLINE
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Holocaust and Related StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- - - 5
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Health Professions Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Pediatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -ONLINE
Women's Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- - - -
Music Theory and Composition- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Conducting- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED -ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
DentistryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 16,003 students enrolled in University of Missouri-Kansas City including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 5,305 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 2,308 male and 2,997 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 3,276 full-time and 2,029 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 757 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 802 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total5,305
Men Students2,308
Women Students2,997
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total5,305
Full-time Students3,276
Part-time Students2,029
By race/ethnicity 2,971 White, 355 Black, and 483 Asian students are attending at University of Missouri-Kansas City. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total5,305
American Indian /
Native American		13
Asian483
Black355
Hispanic245
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		5
White2,971
Two or more races151
Un-Known105
319 students are younger than 22 and 508 students are older than 65. The school has 3,665 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,032 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total5,305
21 & Under319
22-242,114
25-291,551
30-34657
35-39375
40 & Over508
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Missouri-Kansas City, 757 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 802 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,524
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses757
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses802
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,965
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses757
Missouri Resident423
Other State In U.S.324
Outside of U.S.10
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