2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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 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 17 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value programs for education 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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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Missouri
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our analysis found Southwest Baptist University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Baptist University are $26,060 per year.
Out of the 17 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 very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year.
Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Education Schools in Missouri list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a great value for general education students. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.
CMU CGES also took the #3 spot in our Best General Education Schools in Missouri rankings.
The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMKC are $11,271 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Missouri ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $12,015 per year. Education majors at UMSL take out an average of $39,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Harris - Stowe State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large 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. While working on their degree, education majors at Harris - Stowe State University accumulate an average of around $36,807 in student debt.
Hannibal - LaGrange University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. HLGU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hannibal.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HLGU are $25,215 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Maryville U are $27,166 a year.
Maryville U also made our Best General Education Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.
Fontbonne University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Missouri list. Fontbonne University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fontbonne University are $28,200 per year.
Best Value General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 373 |
| Minnesota | 2,028 |
| Iowa | 226 |
| South Dakota | 88 |
| North Dakota | 24 |
| Nebraska | 59 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 17 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).
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