2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Adult & Continuing Education Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at K -State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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