2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Haskell Indian Nations University the best value school in Kansas for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, Haskell is a public school with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at JCCC accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.
JCCC also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.
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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 Schools in Kansas list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highland Community College are $3,570 per year. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Garden City Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. 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 $6,476 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Labette Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. 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. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Labette Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 a year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #7, Cowley County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the distant town of Arkansas City, Cowley College is a public school with a small student population.
Cowley College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Cowley College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.
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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 Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Barton Community College are $3,776 a year. 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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Colby Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the town of Colby.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colby Community College are $4,013 a year. Liberal Arts majors at Colby Community College take out an average of $9,887 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Cloud County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college 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. On average, liberal arts graduates from Cloud County Community College take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 23 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.