2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in Kansas with 2,633 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for nursing students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $5,430 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from FHSU carry an average student debtload of $24,478.
FHSU also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Grantham University accumulate an average of around $29,478 in student debt.
Grantham University also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Kansas. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $12,869 a year. On average, nursing graduates from Ottawa University - Kansas City take out $29,652 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Ottawa University - Kansas City also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt State are $7,744 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Pitt State accumulate an average of around $24,177 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Washburn University are $8,872 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Washburn University carry an average student debtload of $27,487. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $187, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Washburn University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
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Emporia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from ESU carry an average student debtload of $20,926.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $11,166 per year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at KU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,714.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Kansas.
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Wichita State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $8,800 per year. Nursing majors at WSU take out an average of $28,153 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $177.
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With a ranking of #9, Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rasmussen University - Kansas are $13,639 a year. Nursing majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas take out an average of $39,885 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $146.
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Baker University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.
Baker undergraduate students pay an average of $31,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Baker carry an average student debtload of $29,825.
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Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 14,890 |
| South Dakota | 1,022 |
| North Dakota | 976 |
| Nebraska | 1,908 |
| Iowa | 2,966 |
| Missouri | 6,840 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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