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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 428 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,838 and $28,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

#1

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fontbonne University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 21 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Fontbonne University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockhurst University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst University are $16,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rockhurst General Education Report

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Southwest Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Maryville U also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Hannibal - LaGrange University

Hannibal, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Hannibal - LaGrange University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hannibal - LaGrange University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hannibal, Missouri. It awarded 22 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at HLGU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at HLGU are $14,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

CMU CGES not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CMU CGES are $6,435.

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

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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