by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 9 schools in Kansas, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $30-$48k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Kansas State University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $30-$48k) school for doctor’s degrees in Kansas for overall quality. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, the school is a large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Kansas State University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Kansas.
A rank of #2 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas list means University of Kansas is a great place for students working on their degree. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Kansas is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Kansas.
A rank of #3 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas list means Wichita State University is a great place for students working on their degree. This fairly large public school is located in Wichita, Kansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Wichita State University is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Kansas.
Out of the 9 doctor’s degree schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Hays, Kansas.
Fort Hays State University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 9 doctor’s degree schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, the school is a medium-sized public institution.
Pittsburg State University has the honor of being ranked #6 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Washburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas ranking. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in Topeka, Kansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Washburn University is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Kansas.
Baker University did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Baker University has the honor of being ranked #3 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Saint Mary did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas ranking, coming in at #8. University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Saint Mary is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Kansas.
With a ranking of #9, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas list. SC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winfield, Kansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Southwestern College is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Kansas.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.