2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in Kansas for students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 273 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Kansas. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 200 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 53% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 201 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at K -State. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Washburn University. In fact, around 48% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 59 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Pitt State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 80% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Emporia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Emporia, Kansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 48 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that ESU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Hays, Kansas, the fairly large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
FHSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 93% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. MidAmerica Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Olathe, Kansas that handed out 24 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 92% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that MNU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Grantham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. This medium-sized private for-profit school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 41% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Grantham University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Southwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winfield, Kansas. It awarded 13 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 23% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SC. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Baker University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking. Baldwin City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
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 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Barclay College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Barclay College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Cleveland University - Kansas City ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cleveland. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 7% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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