2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Missouri

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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Missouri, there were 163 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,899 and $23,654 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Missouri” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri associate degree teacher education students.

Top 2 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Education in Missouri

1

North Central Missouri College
Trenton, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Missouri College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Missouri list. NCMC is a public institution located in Trenton, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full North Central Missouri College Teacher Education Report

2

Three Rivers College
Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the #2 spot on the list. Three Rivers College is a public institution located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Three Rivers College Teacher Education Report

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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

• *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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