2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kansas, there were 374 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 262 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree general education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

#1

Fort Hays State University

Hays, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Hays, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 187 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FHSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FHSU are $11,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at FHSU

#2

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,844 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker University landed the #2 spot on the list. Baldwin City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.

Baker did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker University are $11,844, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Baker

#3

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, Kansas

$11,124 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Mary landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Leavenworth, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.

University of St. Mary also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Mary are $11,124, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Saint Mary General Education Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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