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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Missouri

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Missouri

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Missouri

#1

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 73 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree education students list, Southwest Baptist University has also earned the #3 rank 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 Southwest Baptist University are $5,423.

Full Southwest Baptist University General Education Report

#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #2 spot on the list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Webster University

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at SLU

#4

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. Maryville U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville University of Saint Louis are $15,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Maryville U General Education Report

#5

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s 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.

Read more about General Education at Fontbonne University

#6

Hannibal - LaGrange University

Hannibal, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Hannibal - LaGrange University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri 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.

HLGU also took 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.

Full HLGU General Education Report

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Missouri. It awarded 29 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CMU CGES are $6,435, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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