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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

3 Schools Ranked
$31,855 Avg Student Debt

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

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#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
366 Total Awards
$11,046 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,997 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. University of Kansas is a large public school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 366 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from KU accumulate an average of $24,997 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at KU. In 2020-2021 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
79 Total Awards
$9,900 Average Tuition & Fees
$30,029 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 79 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,029 in student loans.

Washburn University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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34 Total Awards
$13,253 Average Tuition & Fees
$40,540 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MidAmerica Nazarene University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Olathe, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 34 students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $40,540 in student loans.

MNU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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