by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Reading Teacher Education is the 129th most popular major in the country with 6,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Missouri, there were 203 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in reading teacher education. That schools that top this list have a program in reading teacher education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 26 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri. Drury University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s reading teacher education students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Evangel University landed the #5 spot on the list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #6. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 7 masters’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s reading teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
William Woods University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Reading Teacher Education Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #10. William Woods is located in Fulton, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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