by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Education. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Education is a major offered under the education program of study at University of Missouri - Columbia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in education, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mizzou paid an average of $920 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $311 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,330 | $27,612 |
| Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
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education who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mizzou make an average of $32,925 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $31,873.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the education bachelor’s degree program at Mizzou. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.4% of the education students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in education at Mizzou in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general education.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Special Education | 27 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 187 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 16 |
*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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