University of Missouri-Columbia offers 328 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 108 major programs - 14 Certificate, 17 Bachelors, 30 Masters, 5 Doctorate, and 42 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $14,130 for Missouri residents and $34,338 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,088 students out of total 31,304 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 6,859 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

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

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
TypeFour-year, Public
Address105 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO
Online Students4,088 Enrolled Online Exclusively
12,931 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$14,130
Out-of-State$34,338
Graduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$13,029
Out-of-State$31,029
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total108 Programs
Certificate14 Programs
Bachelors17 Programs
Masters30 Programs
Doctorate5 Programs
Post-Graduate42 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $14,130 and $34,338 for non-Missouri residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $13,029 and $31,029 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $542 for Missouri residents and $1,384 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $500 for Missouri residents and $1,250 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$10,477$10,723$11,475$11,981$14,130
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$28,348$29,005$30,450$31,970$34,338
Graduate (In-State)$10,478$10,725$11,255$11,794$13,029
Graduate (Out-of-State)$26,577$27,193$28,550$29,952$31,029
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$304$311$334$348$542
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$900$920$966$1,015$1,384
Graduate (In-State)$386$395$415$435$500
Graduate (Out-of-State)$1,057$1,081$1,135$1,192$1,250
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Missouri-Columbia offers 328 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 108 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 14 Certificates, 17 Bachelors, 30 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 42 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs14NOT OFFERED17 30542
Overall Programs36NOT OFFERED83 806465

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?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM27 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Forest Resources Production and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Architectural and Building Sciences/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)1,253 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 162ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 1
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM27 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Information Technology72 NOT OFFERED 88NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 8
Modeling, Virtual Environments and SimulationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance54 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED103 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 25
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM11 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 15
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM20 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 3
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM6 ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM3 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Biological/Biosystems EngineeringONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM11 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Housing and Human EnvironmentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 52ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Early Childhood and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 705 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 8
What is Library Science program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 121NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED98 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED21 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Statistics21 NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12
Science, Technology and SocietyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Human Computer InteractionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED14 10 11
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Medical Psychology53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1101 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 8
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2
Youth Services/AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 132NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED40 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
National Security Policy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45ONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 3
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 93NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED71 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health2 NOT OFFERED 3879 NOT OFFERED 31
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 5
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED 79237 ONLY IN CLASSROOM 15
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 140
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
FinanceONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED5 NOT OFFERED 9
Financial Planning and ServicesONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM9 NOT OFFERED 2
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOMONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing Research20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Missouri-Columbia, there are 31,304 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 17,019 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,088 students are enrolled exclusively and 12,931 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment31,304
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,088
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses12,931
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses14,285

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 4,088 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,591 Missouri Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,400 students living in the U.S. States other than Missouri, and 91 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,088
Missouri Resident2,591
Other State In U.S.1,400
Outside of U.S.91
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,088
Undergraduate1,332
Graduate2,756
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,332
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,127
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking205

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