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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 1,073 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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. 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 Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas

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

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

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. 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 graduate student at KU are $11,045 a year.

KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Full Social Sciences at University of Kansas Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 2 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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $11,225 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

K -State also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Kansas State University

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
Missouri 2,156
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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