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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,514 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

With 96 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #20 most popular major in Kansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Sciences

Our analysis found Wichita State University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Wichita State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great value for social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

ESU graduate students pay an average of $8,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Sciences at Emporia State University Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KU are $11,045 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 social sciences in Kansas.

Full Social Sciences at University of Kansas Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at K -State are $11,225 a year.

K -State also made our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Social Sciences at Kansas State University Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 312
Minnesota 235
Iowa 73
North Dakota 31
Nebraska 224
South Dakota 29

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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