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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.

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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas
$12,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the best school in Kansas for students working on their graduate certificate.

SC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
$11,045 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at KU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
$11,225 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

Online graduate courses are available at K -State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$4,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at FHSU. In fact, around 93% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
$8,728 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.

Online graduate courses are available at Pitt State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
$9,636 Average Tuition & Fees

Washburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Washburn University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
$7,252 Average Tuition & Fees

Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$13,024 Average Tuition & Fees

MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

MNU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 48% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
$8,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Emporia State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.

ESU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
$4,800 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.

Since the graduate programs at Grantham University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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