2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Native American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Native American 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 Native American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. 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 made our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Native American Studies at KU

#2

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$2,518 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #2 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oglala Lakota College are $2,518, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Native American Studies at Oglala Lakota College

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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%.

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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