2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 428 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,838 and $28,827 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,631 and $21,057 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in Missouri

#1

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$18,119 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwest Baptist University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $18,119 for missouri associate degree education students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southwest Baptist University.

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#2

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

Springfield, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$13,166 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for an Associate in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drury University - CCPS is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drury University - CCPS, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drury University - CCPS is $13,166 for Missouri Associate Degree Education students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k)

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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