2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

American U.S. Studies is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,596 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 82 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in American U.S. studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American U.S. studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 American U.S. studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on American U.S. Studies at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 5 masters’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best American U.S. Studies 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 SLU are $22,074.

Full Saint Louis University American U.S. Studies Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#4 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s United States studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on American U.S. Studies at University of Iowa

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s United States studies degrees to qualified students.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU American U.S. Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies (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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