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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas

23 Colleges
$26,340 Avg Salary
$14,898 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

Liberal Arts General Studies is the most popular major in Kansas with 6,339 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best school in Kansas for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at JCCC accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 23 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Liberal Arts majors at KU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $287, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 23 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Out of the 23 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at FHSU take out is $27,149.

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Out of the 23 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at WSU accumulate an average of around $22,796 in student debt.

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Highland Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

Liberal Arts majors at Highland Community College take out an average of $11,728 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, Barton County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Barton Community College accumulate an average of around $9,000 in student debt.

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#8

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Cowley County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the town of Arkansas City, Cowley College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Cowley College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Cowley County Community College Report

#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Pittsburg State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Liberal Arts majors at Pitt State take out an average of $29,090 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #10, Labette Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for liberal arts general studies students. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the town of Parsons.

After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Labette Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 8,280
Minnesota 6,264
Iowa 5,966
Nebraska 1,612
North Dakota 953
South Dakota 222

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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