by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Kansas Schools For The Money For Those Making $48-$75k for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 9 schools across Kansas to determine which have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas ranking, we first consider its average net price of students from families making $48-$75k a year. The net price is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best value (income $48-$75k) school for doctor’s degrees in Kansas in this year’s ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, the school is a large public institution.
Not only is Kansas State University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Kansas for overall quality.
Out of the 9 doctor’s degree schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the school is a large public institution.
University of Kansas has the honor of being ranked #2 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas.
Not only is Wichita State University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Kansas for overall quality.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Pittsburg State University has the honor of being ranked #6 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas list. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large public school located in Hays, Kansas.
Fort Hays State University has the honor of being ranked #7 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas list. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas.
Washburn University has the honor of being ranked #8 in Kansas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Saint Mary came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Not only is University of Saint Mary a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Kansas for overall quality.
With a ranking of #8, Baker University did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas list. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Baker University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Kansas for overall quality.
With a ranking of #9, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas list. Southwestern College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winfield, Kansas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Southwestern College is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Kansas.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
