2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Kansas. In fact, 4,776 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $4,500 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ESU are $8,532 a year.
ESU also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt State are $8,728 per year.
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Out of the 13 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KU are $11,045 a year.
KU also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.
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Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.
K -State graduate students pay an average of $11,225 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
K -State also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.
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University of Saint Mary ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Leavenworth, University of St. Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of St. Mary are $11,160 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Washburn University are $9,636 a year.
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Baker University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the fringe town of Baldwin City, Baker is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baker are $12,246 a year.
Baker also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.
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Friends University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Friends University are $11,988 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 9,682 |
| Iowa | 3,392 |
| South Dakota | 1,045 |
| Missouri | 7,906 |
| Nebraska | 4,167 |
| North Dakota | 1,291 |
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Education Related Majors for Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.