2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Haskell Indian Nations University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, Haskell is a public school with a small student population.
On average, liberal arts graduates from Haskell take out $5,347 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 19 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $12,689.
JCCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Highland Community College are $3,570 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Highland Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,241.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Garden City Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Garden City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Garden City Community College are $3,450 a year. Liberal Arts majors at Garden City Community College take out an average of $8,162 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Labette Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the town of Parsons.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Labette Community College are $3,488 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Labette Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,501.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,722.
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Cowley County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Arkansas City, Cowley College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cowley College are $3,750 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Cowley College take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Cowley College also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Barton County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barton Community College are $3,776 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Barton Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,932.
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Colby Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the town of Colby.
Colby Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,013 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Liberal Arts majors at Colby Community College take out an average of $11,263 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Cloud County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Cloud County Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,597.
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Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.