by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 493 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,366 and $32,538 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general education.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri bachelor’s degree education students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Harris - Stowe State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harris - Stowe State University is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri Valley College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri. Missouri Valley College is located in Marshall, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Webster University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, Avila University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Education Report
William Woods University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking. Fulton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Culver - Stockton College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Canton, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Southwest Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Bolivar, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
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Rockhurst University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking. Rockhurst University is a small school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 10 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology General Education Report
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