2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Kansas

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 37,807 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,727 and had an average of $23,622 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 211 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,975 and $25,103 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology programs and cost less that 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 sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on Sociology at Kansas State University

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas 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 2 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at WSU

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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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