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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,517 people earned their degree in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching, making the major the 197th most popular in the United States.
Across Missouri, there were 182 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 181 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching. That schools that top this list have a program in junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri bachelor’s degree junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri. Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching 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.
Full Westminster College Missouri Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Avila University landed the #4 spot on the list. Avila is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Central Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
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Missouri Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching at Missouri Baptist University
With a ranking of #8, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Joplin, Missouri, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Missouri State Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Northwest Missouri State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 11 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Missouri Valley College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Marshall, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. Located in Bolivar, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Baptist University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Park University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Mizzou Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Maryville University of Saint Louis came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Maryville University of Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Maryville University of Saint Louis Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 7 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Evangel University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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William Woods University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #18. William Woods is a small school located in Fulton, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #19, Lincoln University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri list. LU Missouri is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
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Baptist Bible College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching students in 2020-2021.
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Fontbonne University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 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 junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Fontbonne University Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Harris - Stowe State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Hannibal - LaGrange University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #19. HLGU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hannibal, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching 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.
Full HLGU Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full WUSTL Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Report
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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