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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$9,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Value Health Professions Master'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 master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FHSU are $4,500 per year.

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#2

Newman University

Wichita, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Newman University is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Newman University are $8,484 per year.

Newman University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $7,252 per year.

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#4

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Overland Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ottawa University - Kansas City are $10,968 a year.

Full Health Professions at Ottawa University - Kansas City Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ottawa University - Online is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ottawa University - Online are $11,893 a year.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.

KU also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.

Full Health Professions at University of Kansas Report

Emporia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ESU are $8,532 a year.

ESU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Read full report on Health Professions at Emporia State University

#8

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

With a ranking of #8, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Lenexa.

Grantham University graduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

With a ranking of #9, Pittsburg State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Pitt State graduate students pay an average of $8,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, KS

University of Saint Mary landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Leavenworth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of St. Mary are $11,160 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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.

  • 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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