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2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the 30th most popular major in the country with 16,240 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,040 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $23,472 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs and cost less that 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #0 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make more than $110k list, SLU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Report

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

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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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