2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
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The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Kansas to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Saint Mary the most popular school in Kansas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Leavenworth.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at MidAmerica Nazarene University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kansas. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
Of the 22 students majoring in nursing at FHSU, 9% are male and 91% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Newman University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 47% of the nursing majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kansas. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.
About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.
Pittsburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
Tabor College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Hillsboro, Tabor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Women make up 83% of the nursing majors at the school.
Baker University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Baldwin City.
Ottawa University - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.
Of the 2 students majoring in nursing at Ottawa University - Kansas City, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 13 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).
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