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2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oglala Lakota College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students with aid list, Oglala Lakota College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Oglala Lakota College are $2,518.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Report

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Minneapolis, Minnesota 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 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students with aid list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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.

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

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 6 masters’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #3 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 Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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