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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 analysis found State Fair Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in Missouri. State Fair Community College is a small public school located in Sedalia, Missouri that handed out 750 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at State Fair Community College are $6,648 per 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. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is a small private not-for-profit school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 674 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CMU CGES are $6,960 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CMU CGES also did well on our Best Trade Schools in Missouri list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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. Union, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 571 students 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. This small public school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 880 degrees in 2021-2022.
STC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, STC also is in the top 20% of our Best Trade Schools in Missouri ranking.
The excellent programs at St Charles Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Missouri. SCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Cottleville, Missouri. It awarded 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. Located in Moberly, Missouri, the medium-sized public school awarded 862 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MACC are $8,550 per year.
Saint Louis Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis Community College is a public institution located in Bridgeton, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,381 degrees 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State West Plains is located in West Plains, Missouri and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 300 degrees to qualified students.
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. 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 landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large public school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 3,677 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at MCC are $9,600 a year.
North Central Missouri College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Located in Trenton, Missouri, the small public school handed out 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Crowder College are $5,616 per year.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 9,503 students in 2021-2022.
Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $31,970 in tuition and fees each 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 ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, the large public school awarded 5,730 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
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 handed out 2,857 degrees 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #17 on the 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.
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. This small public school is located in Joplin, Missouri, and it awarded 1,311 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $16,052 a year.
Southeast Missouri State University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 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 landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the fairly large public school awarded 3,445 diplomas to qualifed students 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Missouri Western is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 814 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Western are $16,161 per 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. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 754 degrees in 2021-2022.
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 ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Missouri list. Stephens College is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 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 landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that handed out 774 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Three Rivers College are $6,600 per year.
Columbia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $12,140 per 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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