2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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 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. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Missouri to see which master'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.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that SLU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 25 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Webster does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Truman State. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Northwest does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
William Woods University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Online graduate courses are available at William Woods, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
UMSL 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. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMKC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lindenwood University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Rockhurst. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Fontbonne University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Fontbonne University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at MBU. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Maryville U, 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 91% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #14, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Evangel 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Central Missouri ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Online graduate courses are available at UCM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 46% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Missouri State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southeast Missouri State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Since the graduate programs at HLGU are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Southwest Baptist University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Southwest Baptist University 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. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since CMU CGES does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 78% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Missouri Southern State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Missouri Southern, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 93% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #22, Lincoln University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at LU Missouri. In fact, around 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #23, Drury University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Drury University. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #24, Park University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Park University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Columbia College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Columbia College Missouri. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 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%.
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