2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wichita State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#3

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,844 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Baker University is a small school located in Baldwin City, Kansas that handed out 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baker, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker are $11,844, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Baker

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 3 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metropolitan State University are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Metropolitan State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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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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