2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 31,703 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,800 and $15,275 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The liberal arts / sciences & humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Plains States Region

#1

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,844 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baker University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Baker University is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Baker not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker University are $11,844, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Baker University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 WSU are $15,112.

Full WSU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#3

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Metropolitan State University is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Metropolitan State University are $17,552.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Metro State

#4

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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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.

Credits

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