University of Missouri-Kansas City Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

University of Missouri-Kansas City is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Kansas City, Missouri. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $11,258 for Missouri residents and $26,699 for other students in average.

It offers ninety-one graduate programs: 51 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's, 22 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 962 students have been conferred Master's degree and 605 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	University of Missouri-Kansas City
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	5100 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, MO
Graduate School Students	5,056 students 761 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$11,258 Out-of-State$26,699
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 91 Graduate Programs 51 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 24 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $11,258 and $26,699 for non-Missouri residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $398 for Missouri residents and $1,027 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$9,761	$25,202
Fees	$1,497	$1,497
Cost per Credit	$398	$1,027
Books & Supplies	$770
Room & Board	$11,748 (On-Campus) / $10,714 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,556 (On-Campus) / $4,230 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$27,332	$42,773
Off-Campus Total	$26,972	$42,413

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$7,471	$10,387	$10,605	$11,006	$11,258
Out-of-State	$17,694	$24,406	$25,216	$26,100	$26,699

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

University of Missouri-Kansas City offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 91 major areas - 54 Master's (1 online programs), 14 Doctorate , 1 Post-Bachelor', 30 Post-Master'. 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	962	605	2	70
Men	487	295	1	27
Women	475	310	1	43

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

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11
Salary After Completing	$40,900	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Salary After Completing	$46,700	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biostatistics		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Civil Engineering		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Reading Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	$38,000	-	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance				8
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	$43,900	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Disability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
African-American/Black Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Real Estate	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Finance	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$64,900	-	-
Accounting	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$56,800	-	-
Business/Commerce	106		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$69,900	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$97,300	$168,400	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Medicine	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Dentistry	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Law			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Conducting			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Theory and Composition			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physician Assistant	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychology			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Periodontics/Periodontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Endodontics/Endodontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Civil Engineering	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biostatistics	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other)	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
English Language and Literature	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Legal Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Tax Law/Taxation	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mechanical Engineering	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	99	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Reading Teacher Education	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$38,000	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Evaluation and Research	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,900	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,900	-	-
Education	3		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	178	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anesthesiologist Assistant	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Conducting	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	4		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Performance	23		2
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music History, Literature, and Theory	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$32,000	$27,400	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Directing and Theatrical Production	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$28,100	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Economics	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	69	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,500	-	-
Public Administration	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,700	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	2		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physics	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 16,375 students enrolled in University of Missouri-Kansas City including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 5,056 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 2,171 male and 2,885 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 2,920 full-time and 2,136 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 761 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 769 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	5,056
Men Students	2,171
Women Students	2,885

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	5,056
Full-time Students	2,920
Part-time Students	2,136

By race/ethnicity 3,051 White, 355 Black, and 431 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
Total	5,056
American Indian / Native American	16
Asian	431
Black	355
Hispanic	217
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	3,051
Two or more races	118
Un-Known	218

246 students are younger than 22 and 570 students are older than 65. The school has 3,141 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,099 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	5,056
21 & Under	246
22-24	1,565
25-29	1,576
30-34	692
35-39	407
40 & Over	570

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, 761 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 769 students are enrolled in some online courses.