2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
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Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the best value school in Kansas for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Hays, Kansas, the fairly large public school handed out 22 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
FHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,376 in tuition and fees each year.
FHSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Newman University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 19 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Newman University graduate students pay an average of $8,484 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Newman University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Newman University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, the medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grantham University are $4,800 per year.
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.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Kansas. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $10,968 per year.
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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ottawa University - Kansas City is ranked #2 for overall quality in Kansas.
Out of the 11 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s value ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $15,323 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WSU. In 2019-2020 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Pittsburg State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 10 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt State are $19,560 a year.
Pitt State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the large public school handed out 11 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at KU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 69% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
KU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
University of Saint Mary landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Leavenworth, Kansas. It awarded 25 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of St. Mary graduate students pay an average of $11,160 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students 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.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of St. Mary is ranked #4 for overall quality in Kansas.
Baker University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baker are $12,246 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Baker. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Baker is ranked #5 for overall quality in Kansas.
Tabor College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Tabor is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsboro, Kansas. It awarded 6 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tabor graduate students pay an average of $11,670 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Tabor. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in Olathe, Kansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MNU are $13,024 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MNU 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.
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*These averages are for the top 11 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%.
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