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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Missouri to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular school in Missouri for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in education at Mizzou, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fulton.

Of the 68 students majoring in education at William Woods, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Of the 58 students majoring in education at SLU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in education at Lindenwood University, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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A T Still University of Health Sciences ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Kirksville.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at UMSL, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#8

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #8, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at MBU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#9

Evangel University

Springfield, MO

Evangel University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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Southwest Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Southwest Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bolivar.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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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