2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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Women’s Studies is the 254th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 208 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great women’s studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies 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 Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Women’s Studies Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Women’s Studies at KU

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies 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 SLU are $22,074.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Saint Louis University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (With Aid)

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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