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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

16 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Missouri to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in Missouri for education students working on their associate degree. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 84% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in education at JeffCo, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#4

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mineral Area College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Park Hills, MAC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Moberly Area Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Moberly, MACC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Moberly Area Community College Report

State Fair Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Sedalia.

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#7

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Located in the town of Poplar Bluff, Three Rivers College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in education at Three Rivers College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#8

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Crowder College is a small public school located in the distant town of Neosho.

Of the 36 students majoring in education at Crowder College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#9

East Central College

Union, MO

East Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Union, East Central College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

St Charles Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 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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