2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named William Woods University the best value school in Missouri for education students working on their doctor’s degree. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.
William Woods graduate students pay an average of $7,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.
Southwest Baptist University graduate students pay an average of $5,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 per year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MBU are $10,670 per year.
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Lindenwood University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Maryville U are $15,696 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Maryville U is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Missouri.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.
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Fontbonne 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, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Fontbonne University graduate students pay an average of $14,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Webster University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.
Webster did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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Request InformationBest Value 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 |
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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 13 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.