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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Missouri to see which doctor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Maryville University of Saint Louis to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in education at Mizzou, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at William Woods University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Missouri. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton.

Of the 68 students majoring in education at William Woods, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Of the 58 students majoring in education at SLU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in education at Lindenwood University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at UMSL, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at MBU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#9

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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Southwest Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% 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 15 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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