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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Kansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$6,272 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,876 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in Kansas to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

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

Our analysis found Johnson County Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at JCCC take out is $14,537.

JCCC also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #2.

Full Health Professions at Johnson County Community College Report

$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 35 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,300 per year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out is $18,546.

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$3,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 35 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Hutchinson Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hutchinson Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hutchinson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hutchinson Community College are $3,540 a year. On average, health professions graduates from Hutchinson Community College take out $18,883 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,480 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cloud County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Kansas. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cloud County Community College are $3,480 per year. On average, health professions graduates from Cloud County Community College take out $23,397 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Garden City Community College

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

Out of the 35 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Garden City Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Garden City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Garden City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Garden City Community College are $3,450 a year. On average, health professions graduates from Garden City Community College take out $12,506 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$3,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Seward County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Kansas list. Located in the town of Liberal, SCCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCCC are $3,648 per year. On average, health professions graduates from SCCC take out $6,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Neosho County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Neosho County Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Chanute.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Neosho County Community College are $4,000 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Neosho County Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,206.

Full Health Professions at Neosho County Community College Report

$3,776 Average Tuition & Fees

Barton County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Great Bend, Barton Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Barton Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,776 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at Barton Community College take out an average of $14,008 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$3,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Labette Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Parsons.

Labette Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at Labette Community College take out an average of $14,876 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Health Professions at Labette Community College Report

$5,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Fort Hays State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Kansas ranking. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FHSU are $5,430 a year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at FHSU take out is $23,126.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FHSU also did well on our Best Health Professions Schools in Kansas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 25 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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