2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 198 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Adult & Continuing Education Schools

The adult and continuing ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Kansas State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing 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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