2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 1,155 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,529 and $23,510 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences 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 social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Kansas

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at WSU

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full K -State Social Sciences Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at KU

#4

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas

$12,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k. Southwestern College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winfield, Kansas. It awarded 8 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SC are $12,174, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at Southwestern College

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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