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Economics Schools in Kansas

Kansas contains nine schools that offer economics programs. Kansas State University, the highest-ranking economics school in KS, has a total student population of 23,581 and is the 875th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 9 economics schools in Kansas, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Baker University comes out as the most expensive ($21,424/yr), with Pittsburg State University as the lowest recorded at only $8,778/yr.

Economics students from Kansas schools who go on to become economists, economics professors, analysts, economic analysts, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 13,160 people working as economists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $96,320. Also, Business and financial operations employees make on average $65,900 per year and there are about 6,063,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kansas alone, there are 56,040 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $58,370. Economists in this state earn $68,850/yr and there are 30 employed.

Also, within the economics schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from economics, there are 2989 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,054, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Economics Programs in Kansas

Kansas State University

• Agricultural Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Pittsburg State University

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wichita State University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Emporia State University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Washburn University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Baker University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Benedictine College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Barton County Community College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Bethany College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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See Also

• Economics Information
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• Online Economics Schools
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