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2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

12 Schools Ranked

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Teaching Doctor'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 12 schools in Missouri to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
$11,255 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best school in Missouri for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that Mizzou does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
$15,696 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Missouri.

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.

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#3

William Woods University

Fulton, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

William Woods does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
$22,614 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that SLU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Saint Louis University Report

#5

Evangel University

Springfield, Missouri
$8,838 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Evangel. In 2019-2020 about 31% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri
$14,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Fontbonne University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fontbonne University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Missouri Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at MBU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, Webster University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Webster does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
$11,745 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMKC. 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.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
$9,784 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Lindenwood University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.

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#11

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMSL. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#12

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri
$5,388 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #12, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Southwest Baptist University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

References

  • 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 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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