2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Kansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
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Our analysis found University of Saint Mary to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. University of St. Mary is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
University of St. Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 34% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MidAmerica Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Olathe, Kansas, and it awarded 24 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
MNU 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. 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
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.
Out of the 13 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Newman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 19 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Newman University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 42% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Kansas. Lenexa, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Grantham University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 13 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at KU. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Pittsburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 10 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Pitt State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Tabor College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in Hillsboro, Kansas, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tabor. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wichita State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
WSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
Baker University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baldwin City, Kansas. It awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Baker 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, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ottawa University - Kansas City ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. This very small private not-for-profit school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 2 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
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.
Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs.
Rasmussen University - Kansas is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Washburn University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Washburn University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% 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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