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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$5,453 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Haskell Indian Nations University the best value school in Kansas for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, Haskell is a public college 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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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

The excellent associate degree programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Kansas. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $12,689.

JCCC also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Johnson County Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Kansas. 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.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Highland Community College Report

#4

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Garden City Community College are $3,450 per 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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Out of the 19 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Labette Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the remote 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 per 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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#7

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS

Cowley County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Arkansas City, Cowley College is a public college 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cowley College also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Cowley County Community College Report

Barton County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Barton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,776 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the remote 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.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Colby Community College Report

Cloud County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts general studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cloud County Community College are $3,480 a 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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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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.

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