2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 198 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #0 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$6,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224.

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#4

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 13 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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