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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

8 Ranked Colleges
176 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

Across Missouri, there were 1,348 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great elementary education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

#1

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Truman State University is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Truman State also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Truman State

#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Elementary 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 University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154.

Full UMSL Elementary Education Report

#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Elementary Education at UCM

#4

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Elementary Education Report

#5

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Rockhurst also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst University are $16,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rockhurst University Elementary Education Report

#2 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Missouri State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary 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 Missouri State are $12,042.

Full Missouri State Elementary Education Report

#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Webster Elementary Education Report

#8

Drury University

Springfield, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Drury University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drury University are $8,515, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Drury University

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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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