Online Degrees and Programs at University of Missouri-Columbia

Online Degrees and Programs

University of Missouri-Columbia offers 317 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 85 major programs - 14 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 4 Doctorate, and 33 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2022 tuition & fees is $11,475 for Missouri residents and $30,450 for out-of-state students. Total 4,501 students out of total 31,401 students have enrolled online exclusively. University of Missouri-Columbia is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

University of Missouri-Columbia is a four-years, public school located in Columbia, Missouri. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $11,475 for Missouri residents and $30,450 for other students on average.

It offers 317 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 85 programs - 14 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 33 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Missouri-Columbia
Type	four-years, public
Address	105 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO
Online Students	4,501 Enrolled Online Exclusively 15,161 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,475 Out-of-State$30,450
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,255 Out-of-State$28,550
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	85 Programs
Bachelors	14 Programs
Masters	25 Programs
Doctorate	4 Programs
Post-Graduate	33 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $11,475 and $30,450 for non-Missouri residents. For graduate programs, the 2022 tuition & fees is $11,255 and $28,550 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $334 for Missouri residents and $966 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $415 for Missouri residents and $1,135 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$9,787	$9,972	$10,477	$10,723	$11,475
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$26,506	$27,042	$28,348	$29,005	$30,450
Graduate (In-State)	$9,828	$10,017	$10,478	$10,725	$11,255
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$24,847	$25,351	$26,577	$27,193	$28,550

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$282	$288	$304	$311	$334
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$839	$857	$900	$920	$966
Graduate (In-State)	$360	$368	$386	$395	$415
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$986	$1,007	$1,057	$1,081	$1,135

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Missouri-Columbia offers 317 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 85 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 14 Bachelors, 25 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 33 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	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	25	4	33
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	84	80	64	61

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forest Resources Production and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	221	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	5
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16
Multicultural Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	24	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	37
Agricultural Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
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	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Housing and Human Environments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	9

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	68	3	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	102	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Exercise Physiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Human Computer Interaction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	1	25
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Medical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	93	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2
Youth Services/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
National Security Policy Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	82	NOT OFFERED	57
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	676	73	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	165	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	103
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11	NOT OFFERED	1
Marketing Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Missouri-Columbia, there are 31,401 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 19,662 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,501 students are enrolled exclusively and 15,161 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	31,401
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,501
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	15,161
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	11,739

By student location, out of a total of 4,501 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,769 Missouri Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,635 students living in the U.S. States other than Missouri, and 97 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.