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2023 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges
$35,282 Avg Salary
$26,172 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 7th in Missouri. In fact, 493 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching 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.

The Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

On average, education graduates from Mizzou take out $20,768 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lindenwood University is a great place for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at UMSL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,350.

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#5

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Avila University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Webster carry an average student debtload of $26,874.

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With a ranking of #8, William Woods University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Harris - Stowe State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Harris - Stowe State University is a public college with a small student population.

Education majors at Harris - Stowe State University take out an average of $38,927 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 373
Minnesota 2,028
Iowa 226
South Dakota 88
North Dakota 24
Nebraska 59

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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 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 KOKUYO.

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