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2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best General Education Master'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 Most Popular General Education Master'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 10 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southwest Baptist University the most popular school in Missouri for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Bolivar, Southwest Baptist University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Of the 51 students majoring in education at Lindenwood University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#5

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Fontbonne University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hannibal - LaGrange University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. HLGU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hannibal.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#8

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in education at Rockhurst, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Saint Louis University

Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Read full report on General Education at Maryville University of Saint Louis

Best General Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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 10 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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