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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$15,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

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.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found William Woods University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Woods are $7,200 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwest Baptist University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#3

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Evangel University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Evangel graduate students pay an average of $8,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per year.

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#5

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

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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#6

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college 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 school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 per year.

Maryville U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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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 large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $11,745 per year.

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#9

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

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 large suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fontbonne University are $14,400 a year.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #10, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Webster also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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