2022 Best Value Liberal Arts 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 31,703 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,800 and $15,275 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies 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 general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts 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 General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 3 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metropolitan State University are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,844 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,644 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Baker is a small school located in Baldwin City, Kansas that handed out 11 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Baker not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker University are $11,844, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (With Aid)

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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