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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

18 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 5,886 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Kansas to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Check out the health professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Kansas to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kansas. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Flint Hills Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kansas list. Flint Hills Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Emporia.

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#3

Newman University

Wichita, KS

The excellent associate degree programs at Newman University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Kansas. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washburn University is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Hutchinson Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Kansas. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

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With a ranking of #6, Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Johnson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Neosho County Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree health professions programs. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

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Manhattan Area Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. MATC is a fairly small public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Seward County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the remote town of Liberal, SCCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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