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2023 Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$13,164 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,851 Avg Student Debt*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Butler Community College

El Dorado, Kansas
68 Total Awards
$5,976 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Butler Community College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kansas. This medium-sized public school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 68 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butler CC are $5,976 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,517 in student loans.

Butler CC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.

Butler CC also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
1 Total Awards
$19,876 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Washburn University landed the # 2 spot on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 1 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Washburn University are $19,876 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,718 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Washburn University. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.

Washburn University also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.

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4 Total Awards
$13,639 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Kansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is located in Topeka, Kansas and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associate degrees to qualified students.

Rasmussen University - Kansas undergraduate students pay an average of $13,639 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,566 in student loans.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Rasmussen University - Kansas. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rasmussen University - Kansas is ranked #1 for overall quality in Kansas.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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