2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

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Women’s Studies is the 254th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 208 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality women’s studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Minnesota State Mankato

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Louis University Women’s Studies Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Women’s Studies at KU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (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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