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2023 Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

9 Schools Ranked
$8,187 Avg Tuition & Fees*

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
42 Total Awards
$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Missouri the most popular school in Missouri for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 42 students in 2020-2021.

Students from Missouri who attend UCM full time pay an average of $9,078 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $16,815. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Online 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Crowder College

Neosho, Missouri
6 Total Awards
$5,088 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Crowder College is a public institution located in Neosho, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $5,088 to cover tuition and fees at Crowder College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Crowder College does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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5 Total Awards
$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the large public school handed out 5 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Missouri State is $8,294. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $16,498. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Online courses are available at Missouri State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
5 Total Awards
$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $8,715 in tuition and fees if they attend Southeast Missouri State University full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $15,285. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Southeast Missouri State University does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 58% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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2 Total Awards
$9,250 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Christian College of the Bible is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Central Christian College of the Bible is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Moberly, Missouri that handed out 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Central Christian College of the Bible does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $9,250. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Central Christian College of the Bible. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, Missouri
1 Total Awards
$5,190 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, St Charles Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. SCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Cottleville, Missouri. It awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $5,190 in tuition and fees if they attend SCC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,900. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at SCC. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Lincoln University

Jefferson City, Missouri
$8,370 Average Tuition & Fees

Lincoln University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking.

In-state students pay an average of $8,370 in tuition and fees if they attend LU Missouri full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $15,360.

One thing to take note of is that LU Missouri does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$11,509 Average Tuition & Fees

Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching programs.

In-state students pay an average of $11,509 in tuition and fees if they attend Missouri University of Science and Technology full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $31,099.

One thing to take note of is that Missouri University of Science and Technology does offer online classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Missouri Southern State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Missouri Southern does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 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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