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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,563 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,521 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kansas to see which 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 Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Colleges.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for economics students. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FHSU are $5,430 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FHSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Economics Schools in Kansas list.

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$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Kansas. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

ESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,001 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,800 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Kansas list. Located in the large 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.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small 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. The average amount in student loans that economics majors at KU take out is $24,500. 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 #5 on our Best Economics Schools in Kansas list.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best economics schools in Kansas. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at K -State are $10,420 a year. On average, economics graduates from K -State take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools 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.

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