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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$6,113 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,340 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas

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

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 degree in Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, Haskell is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
$2,688 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at JCCC accumulate an average of around $10,000 in student debt.

JCCC also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas rankings.

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$3,570 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Highland Community College is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. 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. 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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#4

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS
$3,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 23 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Garden City Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the 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 $6,476 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 23 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 town of Parsons.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $3,488 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Labette Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.

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$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

Kansas City Kansas Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies 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. 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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#7

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, KS
$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Cowley County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Arkansas City, Cowley College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cowley College are $3,750 a year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Cowley College carry an average student debtload of $8,000.

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$3,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Barton County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies 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. 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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$4,013 Average Tuition & Fees

Colby Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value liberal arts general studies programs. Colby Community College is a small public school located in the remote 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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$3,480 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Cloud County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cloud County Community College are $3,480 per 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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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 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.

  • 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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