2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies the best value school in Missouri for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,720 per year.
CMU CGES also made our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.
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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 Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwest are $8,852 a year.
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Out of the 27 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in Missouri.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Missouri Western State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public college with a small student population.
Missouri Western undergraduate students pay an average of $7,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.
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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $7,762 per year.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMKC are $11,271 a year.
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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 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
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.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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