Respiratory therapy Tuition and fees

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Bachelor of health science in clinical and diagnostic sciences
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Tuition and fees

The cost of this bachelor’s degree completion program depends on the number of credit hours you need to fulfill your graduation requirements. The typical transfer student admitted to this program needs to take 30 credit hours to complete their bachelor’s degree.

Your hours and costs will differ from the estimated program cost below, depending on your transfer hours, course choices at Mizzou and your academic progress.

Transfer part time student

30
credit hours
$647.90
tuition per credit hour
(Part time)
$19,437.00
estimated program cost
(Part time)

These estimates are for illustrative purposes only and are based on academic year 2024-2025 information.

Part time

Students who take 1-11 credit hours pay $647.90 per credit hour.

Full time

Students who take 12-18 credit hours pay a plateau (a flat rate charge) of $7,770.00 per semester. Students who take 19 hours or more will pay the plateau rate for 18 hours and be charged a per credit hour rate for each hour above that.

Additional costs

These estimates do not include your application fee, textbooks or course materials. Additional fees may apply. Course fees vary from department to department. Your actual program costs will vary from these estimated totals.

Nonresident tuition

Estimates are for Missouri residents and do not include a nonresident fee of $122.90 per credit hour (if applicable).

See more about tuition and fees.

The University reserves the right to increase or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University when the Board of Curators considers it in the best interest of the University to do so. Any increase in fees must be approved by the Board of Curators not less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the academic term (semester, etc.) to which these fees will be applied. Any change in fees will be effective irrespective of whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification. For more information on tuition and fees, visit the Office of Cashiers.

Financial aid

Students may receive several types of financial aid, including loans, grants and scholarships.

The Mizzou Student Financial Aid Office can provide further information and assist you with federal aid and upcoming scholarship deadlines.

Community college tuition award

If you are a transfer student from one of Missouri’s community colleges, you may be eligible for a 10% reduction off base tuition.
Learn more about Mizzou’s Community College Tuition Award.

Military tuition award

If you are a military or veteran student, you may be eligible for a 10% reduction off base tuition. 
Learn more about Mizzou’s Military Tuition Award.

Learn more about this program

This program is administered by the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences