2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in Kansas with 791 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $4,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $11,225 per year.
K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
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Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Newman University graduate students pay an average of $8,484 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Newman University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Kansas. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.
KU also made our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.
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Washburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Washburn University graduate students pay an average of $9,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3,576 |
| Iowa | 832 |
| South Dakota | 143 |
| Missouri | 1,624 |
| Nebraska | 490 |
| North Dakota | 321 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Legal Professions | 61,055 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.
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