2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southwest Baptist University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwest are $7,064 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at William Woods University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Missouri. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Southeast Missouri State University graduate students pay an average of $6,611 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield 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 Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.
Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
CMU CGES graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Truman State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Truman State are $9,924 per year.
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Missouri Southern State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the small city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri Southern are $6,300 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Evangel are $8,838 per 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.
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