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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas

7 Schools Ranked

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. 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 Healthcare Graduate Certificate 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 7 schools in Kansas to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Washburn University

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

Our analysis found Washburn University to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kansas. This medium-sized public school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 54 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Washburn University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of Kansas

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

Out of the 7 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large public school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 27 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.

KU 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, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Kansas Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
6 Total Awards
$11,225 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, the large public school handed out 6 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

K -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. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Wichita State University

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

You’ll be in good company if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

WSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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1 Total Awards
$13,024 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the # 5 spot on the list. MNU is located in Olathe, Kansas and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at MNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 48% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full MidAmerica Nazarene University Report

#6

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas
$12,246 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Baker University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Baker. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Cleveland University - Kansas City

Overland Park, Kansas

Cleveland University - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list.

Online graduate courses are available at Cleveland, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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