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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri

#1

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fontbonne University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 21 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Fontbonne University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rockhurst University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.

Rockhurst also took 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.

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#4

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 73 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Southwest Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

Full Webster University General Education Report

#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 $30-$48k list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maryville U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U 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 $30-$48k list. HLGU is located in Hannibal, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

HLGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 Hannibal - LaGrange University are $14,250.

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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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