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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$15,383 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,563 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

In 2020-2021, 358 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri

Check out the subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

$8,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in Missouri for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $8,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year.

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$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.

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#4

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO
$8,689 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Truman State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Truman State are $8,689 a year.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #4 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Missouri.

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$6,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Fayette, CMU CGES is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CMU CGES are $6,720 a year.

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#7

Evangel University

Springfield, MO
$25,748 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Evangel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Evangel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Evangel undergraduate students pay an average of $25,748 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

Park University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $9,078 per year.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Lindenwood University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 502
Iowa 122
Kansas 253
Nebraska 154
North Dakota 66
South Dakota 51

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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