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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 3rd in Kansas. In fact, 1,489 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kansas to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the best value school in Kansas for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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

KU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

Full Health Professions at University of Kansas Report

#2

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washburn University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at K -State are $11,225 a year.

K -State also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.

Full Health Professions at Kansas State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means MidAmerica Nazarene University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Olathe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MNU are $13,024 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 7,577
Minnesota 12,836
Iowa 2,948
North Dakota 647
Nebraska 1,943
South Dakota 515

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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