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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

27 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 7,906 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in Missouri for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William Jewell College is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Liberty, William Jewell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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#8

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 4,776
Minnesota 9,682
Iowa 3,392
South Dakota 1,045
Nebraska 4,167
North Dakota 1,291

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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