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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

African Studies is the 823rd most popular major in the country with 246 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 18 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent African studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the African studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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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%.

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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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