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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

19 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in Missouri for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in education at Mizzou, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Out of the 19 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 81 students majoring in education at Lindenwood University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Missouri. UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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Northwest Missouri State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in education at Northwest, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in education at UMSL, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#10

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the education majors at the school.

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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 19 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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