2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

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Native American Studies is the 578th most popular major in the country with 421 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 93 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Native American studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Native American studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Native American studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$2,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school situated in Kyle, South Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oglala Lakota College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Native American 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 Oglala Lakota College are $2,518.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 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 American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Native American Studies at University of Kansas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (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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