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 2023 rankings named Southwest Baptist University the best value school in Missouri for education students working on their master’s degree. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 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 William Woods University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William Woods are $7,200 a 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 small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-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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Out of the 25 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $11,255 per 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.
Truman State graduate students pay an average of $9,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Missouri Southern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri Southern are $6,300 per year.
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Evangel University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. 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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Request InformationBest 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 |
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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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