2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k

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Public Administration is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 134 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,200 and $29,936 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration 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 public administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at Kansas State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,770 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Public Administration Report

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $75-$110k list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at Wichita State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $75-$110k)

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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