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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

13 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Missouri to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named A T Still University of Health Sciences the best school in Missouri for education students working on their doctor’s degree. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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#6

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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#7

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Fontbonne University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #8, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges 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 13 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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