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2027 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Kansas

[Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students.

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• Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Kansas

2027 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Kansas

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

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Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS

$600 In-State Tuition & Fees

$37,043 Median Earnings (10yr)

Haskell Indian Nations University tops our 2027 list of the best value area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies schools in Kansas. Set in the city of Lawrence, Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $600. Soon after graduation, area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degree recipients from Haskell Indian Nations University generally make around $23,887. The acceptance rate is 90%.

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University Of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

$12,102 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,608 Avg Student Debt

$61,945 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies will find it at University Of Kansas, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,102, compared with $30,432 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,608 to complete the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program here. Soon after graduation, area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degree recipients from University Of Kansas generally make around $56,289. That is a strong return on a $23,608 median debt. Roughly 94% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.