2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in Kansas

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Teacher Education is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,205 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kansas, there were 78 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher 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 Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in Kansas

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

ESU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Friends University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,448 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Friends University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s teacher education degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Friends University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Friends University are $11,448.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teacher Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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