by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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 - Kansas City came in at #429 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri, UMKC came in at #11.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and UMKC took the #351 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Missouri, UMKC came in at #9.
Women make up 58.2% of the total graduate student body at UMKC while men make you 41.8%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at UMKC, around 25.1% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UMKC. Around 10.7% of graduate students are international. 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 | $10,152 | $26,210 |
| Fees | $1,593 | $1,593 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from UMKC is $65,644. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 12% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at UMKC is $91,940. That's about 22% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Contact details for UMKC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110 |
| Phone: | 816-235-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.umkc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Missouri-Kansas-City/325868702683 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/umkansascity |
In 2020-2021, 43.1% of the graduate students at University of Missouri - Kansas City took at least one class online. Roughly 21.1% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 9 |
| Dentistry | 110 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 2 |
| General Education | 7 |
| General Psychology | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 38 |
| Law | 121 |
| Medicine | 104 |
| Music | 14 |
| Nursing | 52 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 7 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 145 |
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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