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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$8,225 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Missouri. In fact, 4,657 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Missouri to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northwest Missouri State University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Missouri. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

Read full report on Education at Northwest Missouri State University

Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 a year.

Full Education at Southeast Missouri State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Education at University of Missouri - Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bolivar.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southwest Baptist University are $5,388 a year.

Full Education at Southwest Baptist University Report

Missouri Western State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.

Missouri Western graduate students pay an average of $7,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Avila University

Kansas City, MO

Avila University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Avila is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Avila graduate students pay an average of $8,598 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Education at Avila University

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCM are $9,156 per year.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

With a ranking of #9, Lindenwood University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 per year.

Full Education at Lindenwood University Report

University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMSL are $12,528 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,994
Minnesota 6,976
Iowa 1,401
North Dakota 619
Nebraska 2,838
South Dakota 453

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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