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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 2023 rankings named State Fair Community College the best value school in Missouri for trade school students working on their degree. State Fair Community College is located in Sedalia, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 750 degrees to qualified students.
State Fair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,648 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Missouri. Located in Fayette, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 674 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,960 per 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Central College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. East Central College is a small public school located in Union, Missouri that handed out 571 degrees in 2021-2022.
East Central College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,360 in tuition and fees each 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 located in Linn, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 880 degrees to qualified students.
STC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, STC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list.
Out of the 35 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, St Charles Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Cottleville, Missouri, the medium-sized public school handed out 965 degrees in 2021-2022.
SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,080 in tuition and fees each year.
Moberly Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. MACC is located in Moberly, Missouri and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 862 degrees to qualified students.
MACC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,550 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Louis Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Bridgeton, Missouri. It awarded 2,381 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $6,990 per year.
Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 2,249 students 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Missouri State University - West Plains is a small public school located in West Plains, Missouri that handed out 300 degrees in 2021-2022.
Missouri State West Plains undergraduate students pay an average of $9,180 in tuition and fees each year.
Jefferson College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This small public school is located in Hillsboro, Missouri, and it awarded 688 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JeffCo are $7,980 per year.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 3,677 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $9,600 per year.
North Central Missouri College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. NCMC is located in Trenton, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 444 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NCMC are $7,350 per 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. Crowder College is a small public school situated in Neosho, Missouri. It awarded 1,214 degrees 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 landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 9,503 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $31,970 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality in Missouri.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5,730 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Missouri State are $17,144 a year.
University of Central Missouri did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 2,857 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $17,450 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCM also did well on our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Mineral Area College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Mineral Area College is a small public school located in Park Hills, Missouri that handed out 554 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MAC are $7,210 per year.
Missouri Southern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,311 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $16,052 per year.
Southeast Missouri State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 2,118 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,585 per year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the fairly large public school handed out 3,445 degrees in 2021-2022.
UMKC undergraduate students pay an average of $29,638 in tuition and fees each year.
Missouri Western State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the small public school awarded 814 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Western are $16,161 per year.
Ranken Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Ranken Technical College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 754 degrees to qualified students.
Ranken Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,960 in tuition and fees each year.
Ranken Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list.
Stephens College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Stephens is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 152 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Stephens are $25,586 a year.
Stephens also made our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.
Three Rivers College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Poplar Bluff, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 774 students in 2021-2022.
Three Rivers College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Columbia College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school 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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