2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Kansas (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 374 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,000 and $13,305 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.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas master’s degree education students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Fort Hays State University

Hays, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,402 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. FHSU is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 187 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

FHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fort Hays State University are $11,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Fort Hays State University

#2

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, Kansas

$11,124 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Mary. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. University of St. Mary is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

University of St. Mary also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Saint Mary are $11,124, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at University of Saint Mary

#3

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,844 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,055 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baker University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Getting Aid. Baker is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baldwin City, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baker also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker University are $11,844, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baker General Education Report

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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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