2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, public administration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,859 and had an average of $42,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 134 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,200 and $29,936 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration programs that also have a lower cost than 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 public administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

$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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration at K -State

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,770 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified masters’s public admin students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration at University of Kansas

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public admin degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration (Income $30-$48k)

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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