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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas

16 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.

The Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Kansas to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Ottawa University - Online the best school in Kansas for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Kansas City is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fort Hays State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Baker University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Baker is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Baldwin City.

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#9

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, KS

University of Saint Mary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Leavenworth.

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#10

Newman University

Wichita, KS

With a ranking of #10, Newman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit college 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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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