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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$8,370 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,165 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in Kansas. In fact, 2,633 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS
$2,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for nursing students. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year. On average, nursing graduates from JCCC take out $17,686 in student loans while working on their degree.

JCCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Schools in Kansas list.

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$3,540 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hutchinson Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas list. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hutchinson Community College are $3,540 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Hutchinson Community College take out $23,665 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Kansas City Kansas Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Kansas. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 a year. Nursing majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out an average of $22,395 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,480 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cloud County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Cloud County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, nursing majors at Cloud County Community College accumulate an average of around $23,397 in student debt.

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$4,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Neosho County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Chanute.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 per year. After completing their degree, nursing graduates from Neosho County Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,450.

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$3,488 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Labette Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas list. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the town of Parsons.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Labette Community College are $3,488 per year. Nursing majors at Labette Community College take out an average of $18,102 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,648 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Seward County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the town of Liberal, SCCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCCC are $3,648 a year.

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$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for nursing students. It came in at #8 on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $5,430 per year. Nursing majors at FHSU take out an average of $22,866 in student loans while working on their egree.

FHSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Nursing Schools in Kansas list.

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#9

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS
$3,450 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Garden City Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the town of Garden City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Garden City Community College are $3,450 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Garden City Community College take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Nursing at Garden City Community College Report

$3,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Barton County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Kansas list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Barton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Barton Community College take out $15,910 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,840
Minnesota 14,890
Iowa 2,966
Nebraska 1,908
North Dakota 976
South Dakota 1,022

One of 30 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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