2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in Missouri for students working on their master’s degree.
WUSTL does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stephens College is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Stephens. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SLU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rockhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Rockhurst does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Maryville U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Webster University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Webster does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Truman State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Truman State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
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 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #11 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
UMSL does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Northwest does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lindenwood University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Online graduate courses are available at Lindenwood University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fontbonne University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Fontbonne University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Missouri State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, William Woods University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
William Woods does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Avila does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
Missouri Baptist University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
MBU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 73% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Central Missouri came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UCM. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Missouri Western State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
Missouri Western does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Evangel University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
One thing to take note of is that Evangel does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeast Missouri State University. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Park University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that CMU CGES does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southwest Baptist University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southwest Baptist University. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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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