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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,232 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 311 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kansas to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing 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 Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $4,500 per year.

FHSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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#2

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Out of the 5 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt State are $8,728 per year.

Pitt State also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Nursing at Pittsburg State University Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 5 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $11,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

KU also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.

Full Nursing at University of Kansas Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Wichita State University Report

#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Washburn University are $9,636 per year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2,207
Minnesota 5,809
Iowa 462
Nebraska 414
North Dakota 100
South Dakota 94

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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