Mizzou Online Programs

University of Missouri-Columbia offers 338 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 120 major programs - 15 Certificate, 21 Bachelors, 33 Masters, 4 Doctorate, and 47 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $14,837 for Missouri residents and $36,056 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,557 students out of total 31,543 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 7,156 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

University of Missouri-Columbia is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Missouri-Columbia
Type	Four-year, Public
Address	105 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO
Online Students	3,557 Enrolled Online Exclusively 12,572 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,837 Out-of-State$36,056
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$13,681 Out-of-State$32,581
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	120 Programs
Certificate	15 Programs
Bachelors	21 Programs
Masters	33 Programs
Doctorate	4 Programs
Post-Graduate	47 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Missouri-Columbia. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Missouri residents, the tuition & fees are $14,837 and $36,056 for non-Missouri residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $13,681 and $32,581 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $569 for Missouri residents and $1,453 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $525 for Missouri residents and $1,313 for out-of-state students.

Tuition & Fees
Cost per Credit

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)	$10,723	$11,475	$11,981	$14,130	$14,837
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$29,005	$30,450	$31,970	$34,338	$36,056
Graduate (In-State)	$10,725	$11,255	$11,794	$13,029	$13,681
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$27,193	$28,550	$29,952	$31,029	$32,581

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)	$311	$334	$348	$542	$569
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$920	$966	$1,015	$1,384	$1,453
Graduate (In-State)	$395	$415	$435	$500	$525
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,081	$1,135	$1,192	$1,250	$1,313

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Missouri-Columbia offers 338 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 120 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 15 Certificates, 21 Bachelors, 33 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 47 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	15	NOT OFFERED	21	33	4	47
Overall Programs	41	NOT OFFERED	87	77	64	69

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agricultural Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forest Resources Production and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	1,231	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	208	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	40	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	7
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14
Multicultural Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	115	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21
Administration of Special Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	19	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	106	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	7	5	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Housing and Human Environments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2
Child Development	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

What is Library Science program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	59	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Exercise Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Statistics	11	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Science, Technology and Society	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Human Computer Interaction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	5	6
Business Analytics	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	67	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Medical Psychology	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	53	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	148	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	8
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	60	NOT OFFERED	42
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	888	73	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	144
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Finance	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	20
Financial Planning and Services	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	9
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	203	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Missouri-Columbia, there are 31,543 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 16,129 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,557 students are enrolled exclusively and 12,572 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	31,543
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,557
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	12,572
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	15,414

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,557 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,323 Missouri Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,155 students living in the U.S. States other than Missouri, and 70 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,557
Missouri Resident	2,323
Other State In U.S.	1,155
Outside of U.S.	70

Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,557
Undergraduate	1,186
Graduate	2,371

Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses	1,186
Degree/Certificate Seeking	1,100
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking	86

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Online Degrees and Programs at University of Missouri-Columbia

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2025 Tuition & Fees

Online Programs By Area of Study

Majors and number of completers

Distance Learning Program Student Population

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