2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Missouri to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the best school in Missouri for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 279 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Maryville U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Out of the 18 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 527 graduate certificates in .
Online graduate courses are available at Mizzou, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 360 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Online graduate courses are available at Missouri University of Science and Technology, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 11% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 94 students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 27% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 331 graduate certificates in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. In 2022-2023 about 14% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Rockhurst University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 40 students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rockhurst. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 304 graduate certificates in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Webster University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 169 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Webster. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
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Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 63 graduate certificates in .
Park University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #10 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 99 graduate certificates in .
Online graduate courses are available at UMKC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 28% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 99 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in .
UCM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 205 graduate certificates in .
One thing to take note of is that UMSL does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 657 graduate certificates in .
Missouri State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 27 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Avila, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #15, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 70 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeast Missouri State University. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Lindenwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 58 graduate certificates to qualified students.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lindenwood University. In 2022-2023 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Missouri Baptist University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Baptist University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 26 graduate certificates in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MBU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Drury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 32 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Drury University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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