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

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 Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across the Plains States region, there were 26,613 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.

Full Wichita State University Liberal Arts Report

#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal 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 Missouri - Kansas City landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#3

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Metropolitan State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (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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