2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Kansas State University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas.
K -State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baker University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Baker, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Newman University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Newman University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
One thing to take note of is that ESU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
Pittsburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
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. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fort Hays State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
FHSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Friends University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
One thing to take note of is that Friends University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wichita State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at WSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of St. Mary. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at MNU. 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.
Ottawa University - Online came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Ottawa University - Online. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #13, Southwestern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
SC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Ottawa University - Ottawa did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Ottawa. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Washburn University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Washburn University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tabor College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tabor. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Benedictine College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking.
Since the graduate programs at Benedictine College are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Since the graduate programs at Ottawa University - Kansas City are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Kansas Wesleyan University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Since the graduate programs at Kansas Wesleyan University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Grantham University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Grantham University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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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