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2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,696 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 344 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #26 most popular major in Kansas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for economics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for economics students working on their bachelor’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, economics graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $23,999.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FHSU is ranked #5 for overall quality for economics in Kansas.

Full Economics at Fort Hays State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ESU are $7,001 a year.

Full Economics at Emporia State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at Wichita State University Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 5 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year. On average, economics graduates from KU take out $21,736 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $458, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

KU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Full Economics at University of Kansas Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $10,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Economics majors at K -State take out an average of $23,769 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

K -State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Full Economics at Kansas State University Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 420
Minnesota 847
Iowa 321
Nebraska 111
North Dakota 41
South Dakota 43

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Economics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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