2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value programs for trade school 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Missouri
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Our analysis found State Fair Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in Missouri. Sedalia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 750 students in 2021-2022.
State Fair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,648 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 35 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 674 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
CMU CGES undergraduate students pay an average of $6,960 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CMU CGES also is in the top 15% of our Best Trade Schools in Missouri ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Central College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. East Central College is located in Union, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 571 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Central College are $6,360 per year.
The excellent programs at State Technical College of Missouri helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Missouri. STC is a small public school situated in Linn, Missouri. It awarded 880 degrees in 2021-2022.
STC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
STC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Charles Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. SCC is a public institution located in Cottleville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 965 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCC are $7,080 per year.
Moberly Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. MACC is a public institution located in Moberly, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 862 degrees in 2021-2022.
MACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Louis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Bridgeton, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 2,381 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $6,990 a year.
Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. OTC is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,249 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at OTC are $6,368 a year.
Missouri State University - West Plains came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. West Plains, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 300 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State West Plains are $9,180 per year.
Jefferson College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Hillsboro, Missouri, the small public school awarded 688 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JeffCo are $7,980 per year.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. MCC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 3,677 degrees in 2021-2022.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,600 in tuition and fees each year.
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North Central Missouri College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. NCMC is a small public school situated in Trenton, Missouri. It awarded 444 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NCMC are $7,350 a year.
Crowder College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. Neosho, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,214 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Crowder College are $5,616 a year.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 9,503 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $31,970 per year.
Mizzou also made our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 5,730 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $17,144 per year.
University of Central Missouri ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. This fairly large public school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 2,857 degrees in 2021-2022.
UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $17,450 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCM also is in the top 20% of our Best Trade Schools in Missouri ranking.
Mineral Area College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Park Hills, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 554 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MAC are $7,210 a year.
Missouri Southern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,311 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $16,052 a year.
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,118 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,585 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #20 on the list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3,445 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMKC are $29,638 a year.
Missouri Western State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 814 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Missouri Western are $16,161 a year.
Ranken Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #22 on the list. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 754 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ranken Technical College are $16,960 a year.
Ranken Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Missouri rankings.
Stephens College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Stephens is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 152 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stephens are $25,586 per year.
Stephens also made our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.
Three Rivers College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Three Rivers College is a small public school situated in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. It awarded 774 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers College are $6,600 per year.
Columbia College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Columbia College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2,294 degrees in 2021-2022.
Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $12,140 in tuition and fees each year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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