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2025 Best Teacher Education Schools in Missouri

6 Colleges in Missouri
163 Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in teacher education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #97 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Teacher Education Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 163 degrees in teacher education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Teacher Education School

Best Teacher Education Schools in Missouri The teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teacher Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for teacher education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Teacher Education Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Teacher Education
Master's Degrees in Teacher Education

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teacher Education Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Teacher Education in Missouri

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Missouri Schools in Teacher Education

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
41.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in teacher education needs to take a look at Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in teacher education from Missouri State University - Springfield

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

Any student pursuing a degree in teacher education needs to take a look at University of Central Missouri. UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 23 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in teacher education from University of Central Missouri

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Every student who is interested in teacher education has to check out University of Missouri - St Louis. UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #632 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.More information about a degree in teacher education from University of Missouri - St Louis

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
50 Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in teacher education needs to check out Lindenwood University. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Charles. This university ranks 13th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 50 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in teacher education from Lindenwood University

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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.More information about a degree in teacher education from Webster University

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Park University
Parkville, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MO

Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 5 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Park University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in teacher education from Park University

Best Teacher Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 140
Iowa 648 11
Kansas 599 62
Nebraska 500 49
North Dakota 416 12
South Dakota 381 12

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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Teacher Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 1,319
Secondary Education 449
Early Childhood Education 329
Teacher Development & Methodology 163
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 145
Adult & Continuing Education 13
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 10

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