2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

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With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

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 Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts 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 Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 WSU are $15,112.

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#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

UMKC also took 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.

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#3

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Metropolitan State University

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