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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,437 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for social sciences 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. 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 Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year. On average, social sciences graduates from K -State take out $28,917 in student loans while working on their 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Kansas list.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Kansas State University

$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year.

Full General Social Sciences at Emporia State University Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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