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The researched Columbia offerings are library and information science, public affairs and personal financial planning. The right comparison depends on whether you want to develop information services, analyze public-management decisions or study household financial planning. Similar descriptions of management or service do not establish interchangeable curricula. Read the required core, completion work and professional context.
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Route choices can change the requirements substantially. Public Affairs distinguishes early-career and mid-career structures. The MLIS can be pursued on its own or through an approved dual-degree arrangement. Those structures are not separate copies of a credential for catalog counting. Ask which route applies and obtain the approved plan before using a lower credit count or illustrative price.
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Online attendance conditions also vary. The MLIS course page describes some synchronous meetings and a practicum while stating no campus visits are required. Public Affairs has an internship in its early-career structure. Personal Financial Planning is described as asynchronous without campus visits. Check where any practical work must occur; no campus visit does not establish no in-person activity anywhere.
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Matched federal reporting entity: University of Missouri-Columbia (178396)
University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou). University of Missouri/Mizzou in Columbia. Current curated MU programs are not a system-wide aggregation or another UM-system campus.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Retrieved November 4, 2026 03:39 UTC. Latest available figures may describe different reporting years and cohorts.
Federal institution ID
178396
Location
Columbia, MO 65211
Graduate enrollment, institution-wide
7,094
Undergraduate enrollment
23,929
Undergraduate annual tuition, in-state
$15,548
Undergraduate annual tuition, out-of-state
$37,820
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College Scorecard fields, values and definitions
Data element
Reported value
Source field
Carnegie Classification — Institutional Classification Definition and coverage
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
16 — Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
school.carnegie_inst_class
Carnegie Classification — Student Access and Earnings Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Student Access and Earnings
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
5 — Lower Access, Higher Earnings
school.carnegie_access_earnings
Carnegie Classification — Research Activity Designation Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Research Activity Designation
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
1 — Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
school.carnegie_research
Carnegie Classification — Institutional Size Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Institutional Size
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
4 — Large
school.carnegie_inst_size
Carnegie Classification — Award Level Focus Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Award Level Focus
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
5 — Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate
school.carnegie_award_focus
Carnegie Classification — Undergraduate Academic Program Mix Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Undergraduate Academic Program Mix
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
2 — Professions-focused
school.carnegie_ug_program
Carnegie Classification — Graduate Academic Program Mix Definition and coverage
Carnegie Classification — Graduate Academic Program Mix
Published dictionary most-recent cohort mapping: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. This mapping is not confirmation of the API’s update date.
Explicit dictionary VALUE/LABEL code table; codes are not quantities.
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