2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health sciences and services was ranked 10th in Kansas. In fact, 143 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.
The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Kansas to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health Sciences & Services
Our analysis found Butler Community College to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kansas. Butler CC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.
Butler CC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,176 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at Butler CC take out an average of $19,399 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Kansas is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Kansas are $13,639 per year.
Rasmussen University - Kansas also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #1.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 401 |
Iowa | 55 |
Missouri | 1,081 |
Nebraska | 91 |
South Dakota | 135 |
North Dakota | 11 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Health Science Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 29,840 |
General Health & Wellness | 6,105 |
Majors Similar to Health Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.