2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Plains States Region

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #1 spot on the list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drake University Adult & Continuing Education Report

#2

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden 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. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Walden University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Walden University Adult & Continuing Education Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 21 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Capella University

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 38 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took 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 K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full K -State Adult & Continuing Education Report

#5

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$6,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Park University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Park University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education

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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