2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 WSU are $15,112.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

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

#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 / Sciences & Humanities 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 school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 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 Metro State are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Metropolitan State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#4

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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

Baker not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Baker University are $11,844.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Baker University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (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.

Credits

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