2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 421 people earned their degree in Native American studies, making the major the 578th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 93 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Native American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Native American studies 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 Native American studies 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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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree american indian studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$2,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small school located in Kyle, South Dakota that handed out 2 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oglala Lakota College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oglala Lakota College are $2,518, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s American Indian studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Native American Studies 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 University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read full report on Native American Studies at University of Kansas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (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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