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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kansas to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Washburn University the most popular school in Kansas for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 74% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Baker University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kansas. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Baldwin City.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 4 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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