2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri
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General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across Missouri, there were 428 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fontbonne University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.
Fontbonne University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fontbonne University are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rockhurst University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rockhurst, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst are $16,780, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bolivar, Missouri. It awarded 73 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwest Baptist University are $5,423, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 14 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Webster also took the #2 spot in our “Best General 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 Webster are $13,500.
Maryville University of Saint Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Maryville U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Maryville U are $15,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Hannibal - LaGrange University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. HLGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hannibal, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HLGU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General 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 HLGU are $14,250.
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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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- *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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