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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,235 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.

KU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Kansas. Located in the midsize 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.

Full Nursing at Washburn University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MNU are $13,024 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at MidAmerica Nazarene University

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 3 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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