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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$24,398 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

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 Value 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. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year. On average, education graduates from Mizzou take out $20,768 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Full General Education at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $12,015 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at UMSL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,350.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMSL is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Missouri.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harris - Stowe State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, Harris - Stowe State University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harris - Stowe State University are $5,868 a year. Education majors at Harris - Stowe State University take out an average of $38,927 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Education at Harris - Stowe State University Report

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Lindenwood University Report

#5

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Avila University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Avila is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Avila are $21,740 a year.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best value 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from Webster carry an average student debtload of $26,874.

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William Woods University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the distant town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

William Woods undergraduate students pay an average of $26,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

Missouri Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MBU are $30,548 a year.

Full General Education at Missouri Baptist University Report

#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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