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2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. 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.

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 adult and continuing education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 38 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 21 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 13 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Drake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932.

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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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