2023 Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.
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Top Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas
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Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. FHSU is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 282 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $15,870 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,547 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since FHSU does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
FHSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
Out of the 14 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Emporia State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Emporia State University is a medium-sized public school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 164 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ESU are $14,918 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,476 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
ESU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
ESU also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. This medium-sized public school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 111 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Pitt State are $19,088 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,816 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Pitt State. In 2019-2020 about 46% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 14 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 272 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,965 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since K -State does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
K -State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This fairly large public school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 342 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at WSU are $18,165 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,973 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that WSU does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 144 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,985 in loans while pursuing their degree.
KU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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 in Kansas.
Washburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Washburn University are $19,876 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $27,819 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Washburn University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #8, Friends University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 43 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Friends University are $30,864 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $33,040 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Friends University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Sterling College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Sterling College is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Sterling, Kansas that handed out 12 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sterling College undergraduate students pay an average of $28,500 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Sterling College. In 2019-2020 about 16% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teaching programs. Located in Olathe, Kansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
MNU undergraduate students pay an average of $33,840 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,992 in student loans.
MNU does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
MNU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
Benedictine College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Benedictine College are $32,630 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,853 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Benedictine College does offer online classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 39% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Baker University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baldwin City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Baker undergraduate students pay an average of $31,600 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $33,225 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Baker. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 20% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Southwestern College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Winfield, Kansas, and it awarded 19 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SC undergraduate students pay an average of $34,900 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,267 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at SC. In fact, around 51% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Ottawa University - Ottawa ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Ottawa are $36,780 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $31,724 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Ottawa is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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