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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Missouri

15 Colleges
$38,766 Avg Salary
$25,705 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in Missouri for education students. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Missouri list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend A T Still University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Missouri list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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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