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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMSL is $9,435 for missouri bachelor’s degree education students with aid.

Full UMSL General Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mizzou is $16,001 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Education Report

#3

Harris - Stowe State University

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harris - Stowe State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harris - Stowe State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harris - Stowe State University is $10,551 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Education students with aid.

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#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for missouri bachelor’s degree education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University General Education Report

#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

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 Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster is $22,768 for missouri bachelor’s degree education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri bachelor’s degree education students with aid list, SLU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $28,188 for missouri bachelor’s degree education students with aid per year to attend SLU.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7

Avila University

Kansas City, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Avila University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Avila also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Avila is $17,048 for missouri bachelor’s degree education students with aid.

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#8

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Rockhurst University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

Rockhurst also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $21,116 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Education students with aid per year to attend Rockhurst.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rockhurst University General Education Report

#9

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Missouri Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. MBU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

MBU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $20,444 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Education students with aid per year to attend MBU.

Read full report on General Education at Missouri Baptist University

#10

William Woods University

Fulton, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

William Woods University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. William Woods is located in Fulton, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

William Woods did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for William Woods University is $24,593 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Education students with aid.

The impressive 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. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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