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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,803 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #92 most popular major in Kansas with 85 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor'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 2 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the best value school in Kansas for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at K -State are $10,420 a year. On average, social sciences graduates from K -State take out $30,229 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $357, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

Full General Social Sciences at Kansas 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Emporia State University

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 60
Iowa 36
Nebraska 243
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 24

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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