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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

4 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kansas to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Our analysis found Washburn University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MidAmerica Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at MidAmerica Nazarene University

#4

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Out of the 4 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Baldwin City.

Full Nursing at Baker University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976
Nebraska 1,908
Iowa 2,966
Missouri 6,840

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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