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Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

15 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#6

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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 15 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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