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2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,521 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to economics students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for economics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas

Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Economics

$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Emporia State University to be the best value school for economics students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

ESU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,001 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Economics at Emporia State University Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for economics in Kansas.

Full Economics at University of Kansas Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$10,420 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Economics Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year.

K -State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Economics Schools in Kansas list.

Full Economics at Kansas State University Report

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Minnesota 69
Iowa 14
Nebraska 16
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 9

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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