2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Adult & Continuing Education Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Capella University

#4

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$6,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Park University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 Park University are $6,224.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Park University

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Drake

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (With Aid)

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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