by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #97 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking. This places the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Mizzou received one of this year's Best Master's Schools badges.
In addition, Mizzou took the #3 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.
Mizzou was ranked #171 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
In addition, Mizzou took the #8 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Missouri.
The total graduate student population at Mizzou is made up of 60.9% women and 39.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 15.4% of the graduate students who attend Mizzou are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 12.8% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,950 | $27,245 |
| Fees | $1,305 | $1,305 |
Master's degree recipients from Mizzou earn an average salary of $52,652 during the early years of their career. That's about 10% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Doctorate degree recipients from Mizzou earn an average salary of $65,192 during the early years of their career. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 13% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for Mizzou are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 105 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211 |
| Phone: | 573-882-2121 |
| Website: | https://missouri.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://socialmedia.missouri.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/Mizzou |
About 52.8% of the graduate students at University of Missouri - Columbia took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 39.2% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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