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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

11 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate 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 11 schools in Missouri to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri
101 Total Awards
$11,255 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
49 Total Awards

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Missouri. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large public school handed out 49 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
67 Total Awards
$6,611 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 67 students in 2020-2021.

Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Report

#4

Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, Missouri
51 Total Awards
$7,064 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Missouri State University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Report

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
75 Total Awards
$9,156 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, the fairly large public school handed out 75 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 46% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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121 Total Awards
$6,858 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#7

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
24 Total Awards
$11,745 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri
6 Total Awards

Missouri Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Missouri Western State University

Saint Joseph, Missouri
1 Total Awards
$7,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri Western State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Missouri Western State University Report

#10

Fontbonne University

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

Fontbonne University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Fontbonne University Report

#10

Maryville University of Saint Louis

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

Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching programs.

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.

Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

References

  • 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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