2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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The Best Master's Degree 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 29 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
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Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in Missouri for students working on their master’s degree.
WUSTL does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Missouri University of Science and Technology does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 29 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephens College landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Stephens. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Missouri.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mizzou does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Missouri.
Online graduate courses are available at SLU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, Rockhurst University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Rockhurst does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Maryville U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Webster University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Webster, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Truman State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Truman State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
UMKC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMSL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Northwest does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Lindenwood University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Lindenwood University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #14, Fontbonne University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Fontbonne University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri State. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
William Woods University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
One thing to take note of is that William Woods does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Avila University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Avila, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri Baptist University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MBU. In fact, around 73% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #19, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCM. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Missouri Western State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Missouri Western. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Evangel University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Evangel. In fact, around 31% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Southeast Missouri State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Park University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Park University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at CMU CGES. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Southwest Baptist University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southwest Baptist University. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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