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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri master’s degree education students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Missouri (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Fontbonne University also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Fontbonne University

#2

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Southwest Baptist University is a small school located in Bolivar, Missouri that handed out 73 masters’s education degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423.

Full Southwest Baptist University General Education Report

#3

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Read more about General Education at Rockhurst University

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 spot on the list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Hannibal - LaGrange University

Hannibal, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Hannibal - LaGrange University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Hannibal - LaGrange University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hannibal, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HLGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hannibal - LaGrange University are $14,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Hannibal - LaGrange University

#7

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Maryville U General Education Report

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. CMU CGES is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 29 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CMU CGES are $6,435.

Read full report on General Education at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

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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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