2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri
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 “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across Missouri, there were 1,348 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary 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 elementary 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 Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Truman State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
Truman State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 80 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMSL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCM has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 20 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Elementary 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 Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Missouri State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Elementary 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 Missouri State are $12,042.
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Rockhurst University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rockhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Rockhurst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rockhurst are $16,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Drury University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 3 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree elementary teaching students whose families make $30-$48k list, Drury University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Elementary 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 Drury University are $8,515.
Webster University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Elementary 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.
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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%.
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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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