The University of Missouri offers an extensive selection of online graduate degree programs to help you move ahead with your educational plans while keeping your career on the proper path.

MU’s online master's courses are interactive and follow a semester schedule. This format means students start the course on a scheduled day, at which time online interactive discussions with instructors and classmates begin. Classes typically finish at the end of the 16-week semester. Some degree programs include courses that require on-campus visits periodically throughout the semester.

It’s somewhat of a paradox. Professionally, you’re ready to earn that master’s degree, but your life, your family obligations, the finances and your career leave precious little time for additional responsibilities.

Don’t worry; you’re ahead of the game just by understanding and appreciating the importance of holding one of these master’s degrees in today’s competitive marketplace. Make 2009 the year you get ahead!