2022 Best Value Colleges for International Studies in Kansas (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value International Studies Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

International Studies is the 95th most popular major in the country with 7,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,355 and had an average of $22,904 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 95 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,200 and $20,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value International Studies Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in international studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value International Studies Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Studies Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for International Studies in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$18,285 Average Net Price

$45,016 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best International Studies Schools in Kansas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for Kansas International Studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on International Studies at Kansas State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$18,918 Average Net Price

$49,182 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value International Studies Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Schools in Kansas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KU is $18,918 for Kansas International Studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on International Studies at KU

• Best Value Colleges for International Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for International 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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