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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Kansas

6 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Healthcare Doctor's 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 6 schools in Kansas to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
530 Total Awards
$11,045 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Kansas. This large public school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 530 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
20 Total Awards
$9,636 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Kansas. Located in Topeka, Kansas, the medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Washburn University Report

#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
18 Total Awards
$8,728 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, the medium-sized public school handed out 18 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Pittsburg State University Report

17 Total Awards
$4,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fort Hays State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Kansas. This fairly large public school is located in Hays, Kansas, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
55 Total Awards
$7,252 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 55 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Wichita State University Report

$5,615 Average Tuition & Fees

Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.

Since the graduate programs at Rasmussen University - Kansas are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full Rasmussen University - Kansas Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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