by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 236 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 74 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hannibal - LaGrange University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Hannibal - LaGrange University is a small school located in Hannibal, Missouri that handed out 13 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #3 spot on the list. CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies General Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fontbonne University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 51 masters’s education degrees 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%.
Read full report on General Education at Lindenwood University
With a ranking of #6, Rockhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on General Education at Rockhurst University
Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. 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.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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