2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in Missouri for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Parkville, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 83 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Park University. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 18 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s value ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 59 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Northwest does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the large public school handed out 511 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.
Missouri State 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $11,593 per year.
Southeast Missouri State 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 fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the large public school handed out 472 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
Mizzou 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, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.
Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 429 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Missouri University of Science and Technology. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
University of Central Missouri came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 102 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCM are $16,992 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UCM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Avila University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Avila is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Avila are $8,598 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Avila. 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.
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate programs. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 352 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maryville U are $15,696 per year.
Maryville U 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 91% took at least some of their classes online.
Maryville U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
Drury University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Drury University are $7,714 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Drury University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lindenwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Lindenwood University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 88 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
UMKC graduate students pay an average of $27,803 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMKC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Webster University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 271 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Webster graduate students pay an average of $13,500 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Webster does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Missouri Baptist University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
MBU graduate students pay an average of $10,670 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that MBU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 158 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $30,756 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UMSL, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rockhurst University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Kansas City, 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 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rockhurst are $17,104 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Rockhurst, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Louis University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 graduate certificates to qualified students.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at SLU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate programs. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 180 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.
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. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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